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Abstract The sea-level curve during the last deglaciation is characterized by two episodes of rapid sea-level rise, termed Meltwater Pulses (MWPs) 1A (14.6–14.3 kyr BP) and 1B (11.45–11.1 kyr BP), as well as an episode of relatively slow sea-level rise during the Younger Dryas stadial (YD; 12.85–11.65 kyr BP). However, the relative sea-level changes during the YD and MWP-1B periods are still not well defined. Here, we use precisely dated intertidal sediments derived from 6 sediment cores on the tectonically stable continental shelf of the East China Sea (ECS) to reconstruct a high-resolution sea-level curve between 14.0 kyr BP and 10.0 kyr BP. Although linear regression analysis suggests that the sea level rose continuously, with an average rate of 10.6 ± 0.6 mm/yr (r = −0.87, p(a)