Taiwan Strait

American  

noun

1. an arm of the Pacific Ocean between China and Taiwan, connecting the East and South China Seas.

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Taiwan Strait British  

noun

1. another name for Formosa Strait

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Example Sentences

But speaking to foreign media last week, Cheng said talks with Xi would carry "significant symbolic meaning" and could be a "foundation" for peaceful relations across the Taiwan Strait.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Navy maritime patrol aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday in a flight that the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

As Lai spoke, a delegation from Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang, was across the Taiwan Strait in Beijing for meetings with Chinese Communist Party officials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

"France calls on all parties to refrain from any escalation," the foreign ministry said, adding that peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait were "essential to global security and prosperity".

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

Evidently, those first Neolithic occupants of Taiwan had watercraft adequate for deep-sea fishing and for regular sea traffic across Taiwan Strait, separating that island from the China coast.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond