Taiwan Strait

UPSC World 1 September 2022
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  • The Taiwan Strait is a 180 km wide strait separating Taiwan and mainland China.
  • Former names of the Strait include the Formosa Strait and the Strait of Fokien or Fujian.
  • The strait is currently part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north.
  • The narrowest part is 130 km wide.
  • The entire strait is on Asia’s continental shelf.
  • Historically, both the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan espoused a One-China Policy that considered the strait part of the exclusive economic zone of a single “China”.

Latest News about Taiwan Strait

  • 31 September 2022: Two U.S. Navy warships sailed through international waters in the Taiwan Strait, the first such operation since a visit to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi enraged China which regards the island as its territory.

Source

  1. The Hindu


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