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Far East (in contrast to Middle East) refers to countries/territories of East Asia e.g. China, Japan, Koreas, Hong Kong, Taiwan etc. However, Southeast Asia region is usually added to be considered as such Far East too, some Southeast Asian states are Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia. Hence Far East means East Asia (sometimes plus Southeast Asia). Far East seems to be a term coined and used more frequently by the British Empire|British and other Europeans and had its origin since Imperialism in Asia|their colonial era in East Asia. Middle East (or West Asia) in contrast (at least the modern meaning of it) is used frequently by the United States|Americans.
Category:Asia Asia-geo-stub de:Ferner Osten he:המזרח הרחוק id:Timur Jauh ja:極東 nl:Verre Oosten This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Far East".
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