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The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi; 97 nmi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and the Asian continent. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north.
Location map of outlying islands governed by Taiwan Penghu Islands. Island of Taiwan (Formosa; 臺灣島) Kaohsiung. Cijin (旗津島); formerly a longshore bar connected to the island of Taiwan at the southern tip, this link was severed in 1975 due to Kaohsiung Port construction. Keelung City. Keelung Islet (基隆嶼) Hoping Island
The island of Taiwan, formerly known to Westerners as Formosa, has an area of 35,808 square kilometres (13,826 sq mi) and makes up 99% of the land under ROC control. It lies about 180 kilometres (112 mi) across the Taiwan Strait from the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Taiwan Strait – between Taiwan and Mainland China; Tanon Strait – between Negros and Cebu islands in the Philippines; Strait of Tartary (also Mamiya Strait and Strait of Nevelskoi) – Sakhalin; Strait of Tebrau – between Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore; Ticao Pass - separates Ticao Island from the Bicol Peninsula in the Philippines.
Taiwan's fleet of P-3C Orion anti-submarine aircraft are based at the Pingtung air base in southern Taiwan, giving easy access to the southern part of the strait. Taiwan has complained in recent ...
The Taiwan Strait - Formosa Strait, Tâihái — a 180 kilometres (110 mi) wide strait of the Pacific Ocean, located in East Asia. The strait connects the South China Sea and East China Sea, and separates the Island of Taiwan and Mainland China.
The Chinese military's Eastern Theatre Command said the "Joint Sword-2024B" drills took place in the Taiwan Strait and areas to the north, south and east of Taiwan.
The Taiwan Strait, located between mainland China and the sovereign island nation, is a busy trade route and international waterway. The US and its allies and partners, including Taiwan, maintain ...