Which province borders the Philippines and China?

The Philippines is not close to any province in China, but faces China across the sea.

The Philippines is located in Southeast Asia. Bashi channel is far away from Taiwan Province Province in China in the north, facing Indonesia and Malaysia across the Sulawesi Sea and Barabak Strait in the south and southwest, with the South China Sea in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east. * * * There are more than 7,000 large and small islands, including main islands such as Luzon Island, Mindanao Island and Sama Island1/,accounting for 96% of the country's total area. The coastline is about 18533 km long.

The Philippines, located in the western Pacific Ocean, is a multi-ethnic archipelago country in Southeast Asia, with an area of 299,700 square kilometers and a population of149,000 (20 17).

The ancestors of Filipinos were immigrants from the Asian continent, and Sulu was founded around14th century. 1565 became a Spanish colony. 1898 June 12 declared independence. In the same year, after the Spanish-American War, it became the territory of the United States. From 1942 to 1945, it was occupied by Japan. After World War II, it became an American colony again. 1On July 4th, 946, the Philippines gained its independence.

The Philippines is mainly divided into three island groups: Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. * * * There are more than 7,000 large and small islands, with many ethnic cultures and many customs and habits of the East and the West. Prehistoric blacks may be the earliest inhabitants of the Philippines. Subsequently, with the development of religion and trade, ethnic migration brought Malay culture, Indian culture, China culture and Islamic culture.

The Philippines is a major member of ASEAN and one of the 24 members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The Philippines is a developing country, a newly industrialized country and one of the emerging markets in the world, but there is a big gap between the rich and the poor. Since independence, the Philippines has experienced several rapid economic growth. However, political turmoil, government corruption and social instability have become the main factors that hinder its development.

On March 2018 16, the Philippines officially informed the United Nations of its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. On March 2019 17, the Philippines formally withdrew from the International Criminal Court. ?

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