what countries does china border?
Pakistan Kyrgyzstan Myanmar Bhutan Afghanistan Tajikistan India Mongolia Laos Kazakhstan
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 China has the longest combined land border in the world , measuring 22 @,@ 117 km ( 13 @,@ 743 mi ) from the mouth of the Yalu River to the Gulf of Tonkin . China borders 14 nations , more than any other country except Russia , which also borders 14 . China extends across much of East Asia , bordering Vietnam , Laos , and Myanmar ( Burma ) in Southeast Asia ; India , Bhutan , Nepal , Afghanistan , and Pakistan in South Asia ; Tajikistan , Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in Central Asia ; and Russia , Mongolia , and North Korea in Inner Asia and Northeast Asia . Additionally , China shares maritime boundaries with South Korea , Japan , Vietnam , and the Philippines . 

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 China is developing its own satellite navigation system , dubbed Beidou , which began offering commercial navigation services across Asia in 2012 , and is planned to offer global coverage by 2020 . 

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 The PRC has diplomatic relations with 171 countries and maintains embassies in 162 . Its legitimacy is disputed by the Republic of China and a few other countries ; it is thus the largest and most populous state with limited recognition . In 1971 , the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative of China in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council . China was also a former member and leader of the Non @-@ Aligned Movement , and still considers itself an advocate for developing countries . Along with Brazil , Russia , India and South Africa , China is a member of the BRICS group of emerging major economies and hosted the group 's third official summit at Sanya , Hainan in April 2011 . 
