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About 10 Chinese and Taiwanese navy boats continued to stay close to the median line of the Taiwan Strait, amid China-Taiwan Tensions.
Key Points:
About Taiwan Strait
- The Taiwan Strait extends from the South China Sea in the southwest to the East China Sea in the northeast.
- It constitutes a critical corridor connecting the South China Sea to the East China Sea.
- It serves as a busy navigational waterway.
- Jiulong and Min rivers drain into the Taiwan Strait.
- Kinmen and Matsu are two of the largest islands in the strait located off the Fujian coast of China.
- It runs between the coast of the Fujian (Fukien) Province and the island of Taiwan.
Median Line
- The Median line is the informal dividing line in the Taiwan Strait between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
- The line runs from an area near Japan’s southern islands to the southwest, near Hong Kong, through the middle of the Taiwan Strait.
Image Source: WorldAtlas
