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Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait is a 180-kilometer-wide strait separating the island of Taiwan from mainland China. It is a critical international waterway and a major geopolitical flashpoint due to the territorial dispute between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Taiwan.
Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to increased military and diplomatic activity, including transits by foreign navies and discussions about potential conflict scenarios.
Latest on Taiwan Strait
- Why US Himars missile shortfalls raise stakes for a potential Taiwan Strait conflict
- New Zealand naval ships transit contested Taiwan Strait
- How typhoons and extreme weather could undermine Taiwan Strait combat readiness
- America is sailing through the Taiwan Strait less. Does it matter?
- What a helicopter’s flight in the Taiwan Strait says about Beijing’s war plans
- PLA conducts 2 days of live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait off Fujian island
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- Shipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: The EU is its own worst enemy
- Shipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: ‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on China
- Shipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: Why US Himars missile shortfalls raise stakes for a potential Taiwan Strait conflict
- M4.6 earthquake — 36 km SE of Hualien City, Taiwan
- Shipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: Paraguay’s president urges UN to let Taiwan in, calls island’s exclusion ‘a stain’
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semiconductorsContainer FreightShipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: The EU is its own worst enemyShipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: ‘No more dumping, no more spying’: European Parliament hardens line on ChinaShipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: Why US Himars missile shortfalls raise stakes for a potential Taiwan Strait conflictM4.6 earthquake — 36 km SE of Hualien City, TaiwanShipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: Paraguay’s president urges UN to let Taiwan in, calls island’s exclusion ‘a stain’Shipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: New Zealand naval ships transit contested Taiwan StraitTyphoon SaudelShipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: How typhoons and extreme weather could undermine Taiwan Strait combat readinessShipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: How Beijing’s hypersonic ‘carrier killers’ could distract US forces in a Taiwan conflictM4.5 earthquake — 98 km E of Yujing, TaiwanM4.5 earthquake — 10 km NE of Yujing, TaiwanM4.7 earthquake — 15 km ESE of Pinglin, TaiwanShipping disruption — Taiwan Strait: What a helicopter’s flight in the Taiwan Strait says about Beijing’s war plansUS HimarsZealandSECDoesAmericaFujianPLATaipeiHimars