Question

Q. Which of the following areas are part of the South China Sea Territorial Dispute?

Select the correct answer using the code below:

• A.
  1, 2 and 3 only
• B.
  2, 3 and 4 only
• C.
  1, 3 and 4 only
• D.
  1, 2 and 4 only

Answer 1

The correct option is A

1, 2 and 3 only

Explanation:

Only statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct: China has island and maritime border disputes with Taiwan, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam in the South China Sea. The disputes include Spratly Islands , Paracel Islands and Scarborough Shoal.

Statement 4 is incorrect: Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands are in the East China Sea. They are controlled by Japan but China and Taiwan both have claims on them.