Others (contested Territories in East Asia)
- Paracel Islands
- Occupied by the People's Republic of China; claimed by Vietnam and the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Spratly Islands
- Claimed in their entirety by the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam; portions claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; about 45 islands are occupied by relatively small numbers of military forces from the People's Republic of China, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of China (Taiwan), and Vietnam; Brunei has established a fishing zone that overlaps a southern reef, but has not made any formal claim
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