What are China's main sea lanes?

China's access to the world's oceans is limited, and it has to pass through many straits that are under the sovereignty and control of other countries.

North to the Sea of Japan through the Korea Strait

The Korea Strait is located between the southeastern part of the Korean Peninsula and the northern coast of Japan's Kyushu Island and the western coast of Honshu Island. The strait is connected to the Sea of Japan in the north, the East China Sea in the southwest, the Strait of Economy through the Yellow Sea, the southeast direction can enter the Pacific Ocean through the Seto Inland Sea. On both sides of the strait, there are many good ports and bays, and it is a major transportation route in Northeast Asia, and has been an important channel for trade and cultural exchanges between China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan since ancient times.

East out of the Pacific Ocean mainly rely on the Ryukyu Islands waterways

Ryukyu Islands are located between Japan's Kyushu Island and Taiwan Island, **** there are more than 470 large and small islands. In the middle of the archipelago, there are more than 20 straits and waterways. These straits and waterways are the direct passage between the East China Sea, Yellow Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and moreover, they are the necessary route for China's mainland to go out of the Pacific Ocean in the east.

The Bashi Channel, located between Taiwan Island of China and Luzon Island of the Philippines, is the natural demarcation line between the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The strait is an important channel connecting the South China Sea and the Pacific Ocean, and it is also a major thoroughfare between Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, and it is also an important channel for China's entry and exit from the Pacific Ocean, and it plays an important role in international shipping.

West to the Indian Ocean or south to Oceania, you need to cross the Strait of Malacca, Sunda Strait, Lombok Strait

The Strait of Malacca is located between the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra Island, northwest - southeast direction, east of the South China Sea, west of the Andaman Sea, is an important channel connecting the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea, the Pacific Ocean. It is the shortest shipping channel between East Asia and Africa, Europe sea traffic must pass through, the annual passage of ships amounted to more than 80,000 ships. The strait is the lifeline of our trade transportation, especially the sea oil transportation. More than 40% of China's foreign trade and more than 80% of the oil imported by sea need to pass through the Strait of Malacca, and nearly 60% of the ships passing through the Strait every day are related to our country.

Sunda Strait is located in the Indonesian archipelago between Java and Sumatra, is connected to the South China Sea, the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean between the important channel, but also the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean is an important strategic channel.

Lombok Strait is located between Lombok and Bali in the Indonesian archipelago, connecting the Bali Sea in the north and the Indian Ocean in the south. It is not only a link between the Indonesian archipelagos, but also an important passage connecting the western Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean and one of the main passages for international routes from East Asian countries to Australia.

The Tsugaru Strait between Honshu and Hokkaido in Japan, the Mindoro Strait in the Philippine Islands, and the Makassar Strait in the Indonesian Archipelago are also important straits that our country needs to pass through to enter and leave the world's oceans.