- Also called Formosa Strait
- An arm of the Pacific Ocean
- Separating China and Taiwan
- Between Taiwan and China’s Fukien Province
- Links the South and East China seas
- Extends from southwest to northeast
- Wide – 130 Km (at its narrowest point) – depth – 70m
- Pescadores Islands (Under Taiwan control)
- Major international shipping channel
- Primary shipping route between China and Japan / China and Europe
- Trading route for South Korea
- Chief ports – Kao-hsiung (Taiwan) / Amoy (China)
What is Taiwan Strait?
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