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 , Mandarin Penghu or P'eng-hu, group of 64 small islands, area c.50 sq mi (130 sq km), in Taiwan Strait, c.25 to 30 mi (40–50 km) off the west coast of Taiwan. They comprise a county of Taiwan.
..... Click the link for more information. . It is also called the Formosa Strait.

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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No references found			12, 2009 (CENS)--In view of the favorable response from the other side of the Taiwan Strait, the government is confident to sign the cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China in the fifth meeting between Chiang Ping-kun, chairman of Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), and Chen Yunlin, chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), early next year, according to Premier Wu Den-yih. Gov't confident to sign ECFA with china early next year by The Taiwan Economic News The remarks were made by Wang Yi, head of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, at a symposium on industrial and economic cooperation across the Taiwan Strait that began Sunday in the southwestern city of Chengdu, the Xinhua News Agency reported. LEAD: China eyes yearend economic cooperation pact negotiations with ... by Asian Economic News Typhoon Morakot slammed Taiwan over the weekend with as much as 80 inches of rain before crossing the 112-milewide Taiwan Strait and hitting China. 400 missing in mudslide by Birmingham Mail (England)			Taira Taira Kiyomori Tairo Hikansho Domei Tairov, Aleksandr Tairov, Aleksandr Iakovlevich Taisetsu-Zan Taisha Taishan Taishet Taisho Taisho period Taisto Kalevi Sorsa Taisuke Itagaki Tait, Archibald C Tait, Archibald Campbell Tait, Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, Peter Guthrie Taitao Taitsy Taitung Taiturka Taitzu Ho Taiwan Taiwan Armed Forces Day Taiwan Peace Memorial Day Taiwan Strait Taiwan Uprising of 1947 Taiyetos Taiyuan Taiyüan Taiz Taizé Community Taizhina Taizong Taizu Taizz Taj Mahal Tajikistan Tajikistan Day of National Unity Tajikistan Independence Day Tajimi Tajin Tajín Tajo Tajrish Tajumulco Tajumulco Volcano Taka-Diastase Takaezu, Toshiko Takahashi Korekiyo Takahashi, Korekiyo			Taiwan Rescue Dog Association Taiwan Research Fund Taiwan Research Reactor Taiwan Residential Earthquake Insurance Pool Taiwan ROC Taiwan Root Medical Peace Corps Taiwan Rubber Industries Association Taiwan Safety and Security Industry Association Taiwan Securities Central Depository Co., Ltd. Taiwan Security Enhancement Act Taiwan Security Research Taiwan Seed Improvement and Propagation Station Taiwan Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation Taiwan SOC Consortium Taiwan Social Science Citation Index Taiwan Society for Stem Cell Research Taiwan Solidarity Union Taiwan Stock Exchange Taiwan Stock Exchange Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation Taiwan Strait Taiwan Straits Taiwan Straits Taiwan Strong Motion Instrumentation Program Taiwan Sugar Research Institute Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance Taiwan Synthetic Rubber Corporation Taiwan Tea Experiment Station Taiwan Telecommunication Industry Co., Ltd Taiwan Textile Federation Taiwan Textile Research Institute Taiwan TFT LCD Association Taiwan Tobacco and Wine Monopoly Bureau Taiwan Today News Network Taiwan Tongzhi Hotline Association Taiwan Transport and Storage Company Limited Taiwan Transportation Equipment Guide Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturer's Association Taiwan Uprising of 1947 Taiwan Venture Capital Association Taiwan Veterinary Medical Association Taiwan Video and Monitor Corporation Taiwan Water Supply Corporation Taiwan Weighted Index Taiwan Wind Turbine Industry Alliance Taiwan Woodworking Machinery Association

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