Taiwan Strait

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body of water strait

The Taiwan Strait is the narrow body of water separating Taiwan from mainland China, serving as a crucial shipping lane and a focal point of regional geopolitical tensions.

Aliases (2)

Formosa Strait ×1
台湾海峡 ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	body of water → strait →
alsoKnownAs	Formosa Strait →
averageDepth	about 60 meters →
belongsTo	East China Sea region in some definitions → South China Sea region in some definitions →
borderedBy	Fujian Province → Taiwan Island →
ChineseName	台湾海峡 →
climate	subtropical →
connects	East China Sea → South China Sea →
disputedBy	People's Republic of China → Republic of China (Taiwan) →
geologicalSetting	marginal sea basin →
governedBy	international maritime law →
hasAverageSeaSurfaceTemperature	warm →
hasCurrent	China Coastal Current → Taiwan Warm Current →
hasEconomicActivity	fishing → shipping →
hasFeature	shallow continental shelf →
hasRisk	blockade scenarios → military confrontation →
hasShippingLane	major international shipping route →
hasStatus	international waterway →
importantFor	global trade → regional security →
knownFor	geopolitical tensions →
languageOfName	Chinese →
locatedIn	East Asia → Western Pacific Ocean →
maximumDepth	over 100 meters →
maximumWidth	about 180 kilometers →
minimumWidth	about 130 kilometers →
monitoredBy	People's Liberation Army Navy → Republic of China Navy → United States Navy →
near	Fuzhou → Taipei →
partOf	Pacific Ocean →
sceneOf	First Taiwan Strait Crisis → Second Taiwan Strait Crisis → Third Taiwan Strait Crisis →
separates	Taiwan → mainland China →
strategicImportance	high →
subjectOf	cross-strait relations →
usedFor	commercial shipping → military navigation →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kinmen → Matsu Islands → Penghu Islands → Pescadores Islands →	locatedIn
Keelung River → Min River (Fujian) → Tamsui River →	flowsInto
East China Sea → Higashi Shina Kai → South China Sea →	hasStrait
Amoy, Fujian, Qing dynasty → Quanzhou →	locatedOn
Taiwan Strait ("Formosa Strait") →	alsoKnownAs
Republic of China Armed Forces →	areaOfOperations
Formosa →	associatedWithStrait
Taiwan Strait ("台湾海峡") →	ChineseName
South China Sea →	connectedTo
Fujian →	faces
Matsu Islands →	nearbyWaterBody
Republic of China Air Force →	operationalArea
Penghu Islands →	seaArea