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Territorial disputes in East, South, and Southeast Asia |
| Type |
Territory |
Currently administered by |
Claimants |
| Land |
Aksai Chin |
People's Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China¹, India |
| Baekdu Mountain |
North Korea, People's Republic of China |
North Korea, South Korea¹, People's Republic of China, Republic of China¹ |
| Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island¹ |
People's Republic of China, Russia |
Republic of China¹ |
| Indo-Bangladesh enclaves² |
Bangladesh, India |
Bangladesh, India |
| Jiandao¹ |
People's Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China¹, North Korea¹, South Korea¹ |
| Kachin State |
Burma |
Burma, Republic of China¹ |
| Kashmir² |
India, Pakistan |
India, Pakistan |
| Korean Peninsula and its adjacent islands |
South Korea, North Korea |
South Korea, North Korea |
| Mainland China¹ |
People's Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China |
| North Borneo (Sabah)¹ |
Malaysia |
Malaysia, Philippines |
| Pamir Mountains² |
Afghanistan, Tajikistan |
Afghanistan, Republic of China¹, Tajikistan |
| Sixty-Four Villages East of the River¹ |
Russia |
Republic of China¹, Russia |
| South Tibet / Arunachal Pradesh |
India |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China¹, India |
| Trans-Karakoram Tract |
People's Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China¹, India |
Islands
and
waters |
Sir Creek¹ |
India, Pakistan |
India, Pakistan |
| Liancourt Rocks |
South Korea |
South Korea, North Korea¹, Japan |
| Macclesfield Bank |
People's Republic of China |
People's Republic of China , Republic of China |
| Paracel Islands |
People's Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Vietnam |
| Pedra Branca, Middle Rocks, and South Ledge |
Singapore |
Malaysia, Singapore |
| Pratas Islands |
Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China |
| Ryukyu Islands |
Japan |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Japan |
| Scarborough Shoal |
People's Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Philippines |
| Senkaku Islands |
Japan |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Japan |
| Socotra Rock |
South Korea |
South Korea, People's Republic of China¹ |
| Southern Kuril Islands |
Russia |
Russia, Japan |
| Spratly Islands² |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam |
Brunei, People's Republic of China, Republic of China, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam |
| Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu¹ |
Republic of China |
People's Republic of China, Republic of China |
| Tsushima Island |
Japan |
Japan, South Korea¹, North Korea¹ |
| Notes: 1: Inactive dispute. 2: Divided among multiple claimants. |
