Why is China considered a pacific rim country?

Question

Why is China considered a pacific rim country?

Answer 1

"rim" means edge.

China is along the "edge" of the Pacific, as is the USA.

China and the USA are both Pacific Rim countries, as are nations like Peru, Chile, Australia, New Zealand....etc, etc

Answer 2

Because China's eastern boundary is the Pacific Ocean. Pacific Rim countries are those in Asia and the Americas that are on the Pacific Ocean.

Answer 3

Because it lies on what is known as the Pacific Rim which is a line and or network of dormant and active volcanoes and plate faults.

Answer 4

The Pacific Rim refers to the countries and cities located around the edge of the Pacific Ocean.  China is one of these.

Answer 5

Because it's on the rim of the pacific ocean

Answer 6

Because whole of China's coast is on Pacific Ocean's seas (South China Sea, East China Sea, Yellow Sea & Bo hai).

Answer 7

As china is located in that region so it is considered like that .