Taiwan Strait
Formosa's western channel
The Taiwan Strait is the body of water separating Taiwan from mainland China, roughly 100 miles wide at its narrowest point.
It serves as a crucial shipping lane and has been a flashpoint for military tensions between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China: A Chinese naval exercise in the Taiwan Strait raised international concerns.
Spoken exchange between parties
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- bilateral talksDiplomacy between two parties
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
- diplomatic relationsFormal state interactions
de-escalation · rapprochement · détente · backchannel · liaison · memorandum · summit · mediation
Designated ocean passages
- container shipsVessels transporting standardized freight boxes
- cargo vesselsShips for hauling goods
- tankersShips transporting fluids
- maritime tradeCommerce via ocean vessels
port calls · commercial shipping · transit · chokepoint · logistics · supply chain · merchant fleet · tonnage
Existing condition of affairs
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- deterrencePrevention via threatened consequences
flashpoint · red line · arms sales · defense pact · median line · containment · balance of power · brinkmanship
Maritime military training operations
- missile testsEvaluating launched armaments
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- amphibious assaultAttack launched from water
- blockadeSealing off a place
warships · fighter jets · military buildup · incursions · sorties · destroyers · frigates · submarines
Unresolved confrontation between opponents
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- provocationAct that triggers response
- conflictOpposition between parties
- hostilitiesActive armed fighting
confrontation · incident · anxiety · uncertainty · friction · dispute · alert · unease
dialogue
Spoken exchange between parties
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
- bilateral talksDiplomacy between two parties
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
diplomatic relations · de-escalation · rapprochement · détente · backchannel · liaison · memorandum · summit · mediation · hotline
sea lanes
Designated ocean passages
- container shipsVessels transporting standardized freight boxes
- cargo vesselsShips for hauling goods
- tankersShips transporting fluids
maritime trade · port calls · commercial shipping · transit · chokepoint · logistics · supply chain · merchant fleet · tonnage · shipping routes
status quo
Existing condition of affairs
- reunificationRestoring divided unity
- independenceFreedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
deterrence · flashpoint · red line · arms sales · defense pact · median line · containment · balance of power · brinkmanship · regional stability
naval exercises
Maritime military training operations
- missile testsEvaluating launched armaments
- aircraft carrierWarship with flight deck
- amphibious assaultAttack launched from water
blockade · warships · fighter jets · military buildup · incursions · sorties · destroyers · frigates · submarines · coastal defense
standoff
Unresolved confrontation between opponents
- tensionsStates of strained relations
- provocationAct that triggers response
- conflictOpposition between parties
hostilities · confrontation · incident · anxiety · uncertainty · friction · dispute · alert · unease · sabre-rattling
- Straits & ChannelsEnglish Channel
- watersoceans, seas, Red Sea, lakes, Black Sea
- East AsiaChina, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Korea
- waterwaysriver, rivers, canal, canals, stream
- Asian Geopoliticsborder dispute, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea
- Asian SeasSouth China Sea, East China Sea, Sea of Japan, Yellow Sea, Bay of Bengal
Taiwan Straitopen ocean
Sea far from shore
Pacific Ocean · Atlantic Ocean · high seas · deep ocean · open sea
Taiwan StraitStrait of Dover
Waterway between two countries
English Channel · Baltic Sea · Mediterranean Sea · Adriatic Sea · demilitarized zone
Taiwan Straitland bridge
Terrain joining two continents
isthmus · causeway · Isthmus of Panama · continental shelf · peninsula