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Taiwan Strait

  • April 18, 2023
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Taiwan Strait

Subject : International Relations

Section:  Places in news

Concept :

  • A U.S. warship sailed through the waters separating Taiwan and mainland China, days after Beijing staged war games around the island.
  • Western Navies regularly conduct “freedom of navigation operations” to assert the international status of regional waterways such as the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.

About Taiwan Strait

  • The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer (110 mi)-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
  • Former names of the Taiwan Strait include the Formosa Strait or Strait of Formosa, from a dated name for Taiwan; the Strait of Fokien or Fujian, from the Chinese province forming the strait’s western shore; and the Black Ditch, a calque of the strait’s name in Hokkien and Hakka.

Geographical Features

  • The entire strait is on Asia’s continental shelf.
  • The Taiwan Strait is relatively shallow. It has an average depth of about 490ft.

Rivers draining into it

  • Several rivers including the Jiulong and Min rivers from China’s Fujian Province drain into the Taiwan Strait.

Islands on the Taiwan Strait

  • Several islands are located in the strait. Kinmen and Matsu are two of the largest and most significant islands in the strait located off the Fujian coast of China.
  • The biggest islands along the Taiwan side include Penghu (or Pescadores), Xiamen, and Pingtan.
  • The Xiamen and Pingtan Islands are administered by the People’s Republic of China, while the other three islands: Penghu (or Pescadores), Kinmen, and Matsu are under the administration of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
  • The Penghu (or Pescadores) Island is the largest and most populous island in the Taiwan Strait.

International Relations Taiwan Strait

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