About 60 islands make up the Spratly Island chain, which lies in the South China Sea between Vietnam and the Philippines and as much as $1 trillion in oil and gas may lie beneath the seabed around these islands. Not surprisingly, many nations covet control of the Spratlys. List the six countries who claim some or all of the islands:


China
Vietnam
Taiwan
Malaysia
Brunei
Philippines

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