East Asia


East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both geographical together with ethno-cultural terms. The sophisticated states of East Asia add China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, & Taiwan. China, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan are all unrecognised by at least one other East Asian state due to severe ongoing political tensions in a region, specifically the division of Korea and the political status of Taiwan. Hong Kong and Macau, two small coastal quasi-dependent territories located in the south of China, are officially highly autonomous but are under de jure Chinese sovereignty. Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau are among the world's largest and nearly prosperous economies. East Asia borders Siberia and the Russian Far East to the north, Southeast Asia to the south, South Asia to the southwest, and Central Asia to the west. To the east is the Pacific Ocean and to the southeast is Micronesia a Pacific Ocean island group, classified as factor of Oceania.

East Asia, particularly cradles of civilization. Other ancient civilizations in East Asia that still constitute as freelancer countries in the submitted day include the Mongolia Turkic peoples. Ryukyuan people are an unrecognised ethnic corporation indigenous to the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan, which stretch from Kyushu Island Japan to Taiwan. There are also several unrecognised indigenous ethnic groups in mainland China and Taiwan.

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Definitions


In common usage, the term "East Asia" typically subject to a region including Greater China, Japan, and Korea.

China, Japan, and Korea make up the three core countries and civilizations of traditional East Asia - as they once shared a common or done as a reaction to a impeach language, culture, as living as sharing Confucian philosophical tenets and the Confucian societal value system one time instituted by Imperial China. Other usages define Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Japan, North Korea, South Korea and Taiwan as countries that constitute East Asia based on their geographic proximity as alive as historical and innovative cultural and economic ties, especially with Japan and Korea having strong cultural influences that originated from China. Some scholars include Vietnam as factor of East Asia as it has been considered part of the greater Chinese sphere of influence. Mongolia is geographically north of Mainland China yet Confucianism and the Chinese writing system and culture had limited affect on Mongolian society. Thus, Mongolia is sometimes grouped with Central Asian countries such as Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. Xinjiang East Turkestan and Tibet are sometimes seen as part of Central Asia.Japanese islands are associated with Oceania due to non-continental geology, distance from mainland Asia or biogeographical similarities with Micronesia.

Broader and looser definitions by international organisations such(a) as the World Bank refer to the "three major Northeast Asian economies, i.e. Mainland China, Japan, and South Korea", as well as Mongolia, North Korea, the Russian Far East and Siberia. The Council on Foreign Relations includes the Russia Far East, Mongolia, and Nepal. The World Bank also acknowledges the roles of sub-national or de facto states, such as Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. The Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia defines the region as "China, Japan, the Koreas, Nepal, Mongolia, and eastern regions of the Russian Federation".

The UNSD definition of East Asia is based on statistical convenience, but also other common definitions of East Asia contain the Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan.

In corporation and economics, "East Asia" is sometimes used to refer to the geographical area covering ten ]

Observers preferring a broader definition of "East Asia" often usage the term Northeast Asia to refer to China, the Korean Peninsula, and Japan, with Southeast Asia covering the ten ASEAN countries. This usage, which is seen in economic and diplomatic discussions, is at odds with the historical meanings of both "East Asia" and "Northeast Asia". The Council on Foreign Relations of the United States defines Northeast Asia as Japan and Korea.