Non-Bordering Countries Closest to China

Which countries, that do not share a border with China, are closest to China?

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First submitted	October 13, 2014
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km	country	miles
4	Taiwan	3
94	Bangladesh	58
108	Uzbekistan	67
115	Thailand	71
263	South Korea	164
331	Japan	205
437	Cambodia	271
615	Turkmenistan	382
650	Philippines	404
1127	Iran	700

km	country	miles
1442	Malaysia	896
1574	Brunei	978
1676	Indonesia	1041
1958	Singapore	1217
1980	Azerbaijan	1230
2073	Oman	1288
2102	Sri Lanka	1306
2124	United Arab Emirates	1320
2278	Georgia	1416
2305	Armenia	1433

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11 Comments

Level 46

Dec 13, 2015

why oh why do I keep forgetting that Phillippines has 3 Ps.

this needs adjusting for those of us that have short term memory :)

Please allow acceptance of the ommited P...

Level 76

Dec 13, 2015

OK, but remember that omitted has one m and two t 's - and Philippines only has one l :)

Level 55

May 22, 2026

It has three Ps - Pphilipines

Level 65

May 22, 2026

Phipilipines

Level 50

Mar 28, 2017

I'll just do this for you: Near misses: Turkey, Iraq, Maldives, United States

Level 76

Mar 28, 2017

Thanks heaps :)

Level 55

May 22, 2026

Armenia is only 2305km away, very very close! Great quiz!

Level 72

May 22, 2026

My perspective of Asia changes with this quiz.

Level 72

May 22, 2026

What’s your source? Thought some of the answers were strange so I asked Copilot and got a very different answer:

Shortest Geographic Distances from China to Non Bordering Countries

(Sorted by minimum distance)

Rank Country Closest Points Distance (km)

1 Taiwan Fujian coast ↔ Kinmen ≈5 km

2 South Korea Shandong Peninsula ↔ Baengnyeongdo ≈190 km

3 Japan Zhejiang coast ↔ Yonaguni Island ≈220 km

4 Philippines Taiwan (Luzon Strait) ↔ Luzon ≈240 km

5 Malaysia Hainan ↔ Sabah (Borneo) ≈280 km

6 Brunei Hainan ↔ Brunei coast ≈300 km

7 Indonesia Hainan ↔ Natuna Islands ≈330 km

8 Palau Hainan ↔ Palau ≈370 km

9 Singapore Hainan ↔ Singapore ≈420 km

10 Papua New Guinea Southern China ↔ PNG islands ≈520 km

11 Australia China ↔ Ashmore Reef (AU) ≈600 km

12 Sri Lanka SW China ↔ Sri Lanka ≈1,800 km

13 Maldives Southern China ↔ Maldives ≈2,000 km

14 Thailand Southern China ↔ Gulf of Thailand ≈2,100 km

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Level 71

May 22, 2026

I wonder if this is a rage bait but this answer is, like, plainly wrong. Try to measure the distance from Hainan to Brunei with an actual map, for example.

Level 55

May 23, 2026

Of course this is right, because AI is never wrong! It definitely knows the exact distances and is always correct!