Pacific Asia

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An image of the very similar Far East.

Pacific Asia is the region of Asia bordering the Pacific Ocean. It constitutes East Asia, Northeast Asia, and Southeast Asia.[1][2][3][4][5]

The region is contested by China, America, and Japan, with India recently engaging as well as part of its

Act East policy and overall rise on the world stage.[6][7][8]

History

In ancient times, the central country in

War on Terror.[14]

21st century

The Korean Demilitarized Zone separating North Korea and South Korea since 1953.

UN.[17] Tensions have emerged between Pacific Asian countries around the South China Sea (such as regarding Taiwan) and regarding the Korean conflict,[18] with Japan having somewhat of a leadership role in the region but also being rejected at times due to other Pacific Asian countries' reaction to colonial-era Japanese war crimes,[19] with America being asked to maintain influence in the region as a counterweight to Japan.[20]

See also

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