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Taiwan Strait
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Taiwan Strait, Chinese Taiwan haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, between China's Fujian coast and Taiwan, linking the East and South China seas. It contains the Pescadores Pescadores (pĕskədôr`əz, –rəs), Mandarin Penghu or P'eng-hu, group of 64 small islands, area c.
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Taiwan Strait

 or Formosa Strait

Arm of the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Lying between the coast of China's Fujian province and the island of Taiwan, it is about 100 mi (160 km) wide. The strait connects the South China Sea and East China Sea.



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Activities of the special-operations forces of both the People's Republic of China and Taiwan were highlighted in May and June, months that were marked by military exercises on both sides of the Strait of Taiwan.
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Although the crisis in the Strait of Taiwan did not culminate in a military showdown between the two sides, it has heightened concern throughout East Asia that their differences over "national unification" have the potential to deteriorate into war not just between China and Taiwan but also between China and the United States and, consequently, jeopardize regional stability in the near future.
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The two actions are meant to signal Washington's displeasure over China's war games in the Strait of Taiwan, which the administration charges are intended to intimidate voters before the presidential election today.
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