Meaning of Taiwan Straits | Babel Free

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Noun. [B2]

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“Formosa is an island about 200 miles long and 80 miles wide. It is separated from China to the west by the Taiwan Straits.”

“Taipei lies on the east bank of the Tan-shui river between the mouths of two of its tributaries, the Hsin-tien and the Chi-lung. These rivers drain a fertile and humid basin surrounded by mountains on all sides but the northwest, where the Tan-shui flows into the Taiwan Straits facing the mainland.”

“Should the Chinese communists really intend to end their hostile stance toward Taiwan, they could readily follow the example set by President Lee who announced the termination of the Period of National Mobilization for Suppression of the Communist Rebellion by displaying their sincerity, on their own initiative, to peacefully resolve all conflicts between the two sides of the Taiwan Straits. This would certainly be very helpful in ending the hostility between the two sides.”

“Tensions were running high over disagreements about Taiwan, nuclear proliferation, China’s sale of M-11 missiles to Pakistan and ongoing human rights abuses. Relations deteriorated even further in mid-August when the Chinese engaged in the bravado of military exercises in the Taiwan Straits.”

“There are a number of reasons for China to be wary of launching an invasion of Taiwan, but the key military reason is that it cannot safeguard a properly sized, seaborne invasion force and the follow-on shipping necessary to support it during multiple transits across the 100-plus mile-wide Taiwan Straits. Protecting such an invasion force would require complete command of the sea surface of the Straits by China, but China cannot now and most likely will not be able in the future to come close to that level of command.”

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