Taiwan Strait | sea of taiwan
StraitbetweenMainlandChinaandTaiwanBodyofwaterTheTaiwanStraitisa180-kilometer(110 mi;97 nmi)-widestraitseparatingtheislandofTaiwanandcontinentalAsia.ThestraitispartoftheSouthChinaSeaandconnectstotheEastChinaSeatothenorth.Thenarrowestpartis130 km(81 mi;70 nmi)wide.[1]TheTaiwanStraitisitselfasubjectofinternationaldisputeoveritspoliticalstatus.AsthePeoplesRepublicofChinaclaimstoenjoy"sovereignty,sovereignrightsandjurisdictionovertheTaiwanStrait"andregardsthewaterwayas"internalterritorialwaters"...
Strait between Mainland China and Taiwan
Body of water
The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi; 97 nmi)-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan and continental Asia. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is 130 km (81 mi; 70 nmi) wide.[1]
The Taiwan Strait is itself a subject of international dispute over its political status. As the Peoples Republic of China claims to enjoy "sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction over the Taiwan Strait" and regards the waterway as "internal territorial waters" instead of being international waters, this means that the Chinese government denies any foreign vessel having the freedom of navigation in the strait.[2][3][4] This position has drawn strong objections from the United States, Australia, France and Taiwan.[5][6][7][8]
Former names of the Taiwan Strait include the Formosa Strait or Strait of Formosa, from a dated name for Taiwa...