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Taiwan Strait

noun

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



Taiwan Strait

noun

  1. another name for Formosa Strait

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China conducted naval and joint air-sea exercises in the Taiwan Strait in February and April.

Lai said Taiwan was determined to "maintain peace through strength" and called on China to "renounce the use of force or coercion to change the status quo across the Taiwan Strait".

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At others, it is arresting business leaders, conducting military exercises in the Taiwan Strait, and reaching out to American adversaries as it develops its global supply chain.

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“China presents the single greatest threat to peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait.”

As a young girl, she witnessed Chinese forces from Xiamen shelling her island during the 1958 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.

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ˌTaiwanˈeseTaiyuan