Taiwan Strait
The Taiwan Strait, also known by its Portuguese name, the Formosa Strait, is the 190-kilometer-wide body of water that separates the west coast of the Republic of China (Taiwan) and Fujian Province of the People's Republic of China. It also links the East Sea and the South China Sea. The Taiwan Strait is home to the Pescadores (Penghu) Archipelago, a group of sixty-four small islands covering an area of approximately 80 square kilometers off the west coast of Taiwan. The largest islands of the Pescadores Archipelago are Penghu, Yuweng (Yuneng), and Baisha (Paisha), whereas the best known are the Taiwanese-controlled islands of Jinmen (Quemoy) and Mazu (Matsu).
Further Reading
Gurtow, Melvin, and Hwangm Byong-Moo. (1980) China under Threat: The Politics of Strategy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Lilly, James R., and Chuck Downs, eds. (1997) Crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Washington, DC: National Defense University Press.
Zhao, Suisheng, ed. (1999) Across the Taiwan Strait: Mainland China, Taiwan, and the 1995–1996 Crisis. New York: Routledge.
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