Between the Black Sea and the Chinese border, more than 70m people live in eight countries that did not exist in that form a decade ago.
In 1997, aged 32, she moved back to Beijing from New York, joining a steady trickle of returnees (the Chinese call them hai gui or sea-turtles): young, western-educated professionals keen to apply their new skills in their own country, and to get rich.
One guide to French food zips through a recipe for baked sea bream with almonds in just 129 Chinese characters.
The Chinese military say that two of their East China Sea fleet fighter jets were scrambled to track an unnamed foreign surveillance aircraft on Sunday, according to China News Service.
He points to a Chinese railway being built from Djibouti, on the Red Sea, to Addis Ababa.
After the impact, Osborn said, he saw the parachute of the Chinese pilot and his smoking fighter jet plunging toward the South China Sea.
Another Chinese marine surveillance ship fleet carried out regular patrols in the South China Sea on Sunday, according to Xinhua.
Two examples are the Beijing Chicken roll with sea food sauce (similar to Beijing duck, a traditional Chinese dish) and Spicy Diced Chicken (resembling a popular Sichuan-style dish).
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On the Chinese side too, there is plenty of evidence that relations have undergone a sea change.
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Chinese fleets scoured the Indian Ocean, visiting Indonesia, Ceylon, even the Red Sea and Africa-where they picked up giraffes and brought them back to the amazement of the people back home.
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The Chinese government has made a positive contribution to safeguard the navigation security in the South China Sea.
The J-11B is expected to be used by the Chinese navy as its frontline fighter, capable of sustained combat over the entire East China Sea and South China Sea.
On Wednesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told journalists that China has "indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and adjacent waters, which has abundant historical and legal grounds".
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The Chinese navy "are determined to safeguard the country's sovereignty with their services on the South China Sea", said Xinhua.
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Brands such as Sea-Gull, Memorigin, Peacock, and many others either produce themselves or offer watches with Chinese-made tourbillons.
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