Taiwan Strait
strait between mainland China and Taiwan
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Summary
Taiwan Strait is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,751 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: People's Republic of China[3], Taiwan[4]
- Instance of: border[5], maritime boundary[6], international border[7]
- Inflows: Da'an River[8], Zengwen River[9], Ai River[10], Bazhang River[11], Erren River[12], Dajia River[13], Jiulong Jiang[14], Tamsui River[15], Wu River[16], Dianbao River[17], Fanzihliao River[18], Fengshan River[19], Nankan River[20], Touqian River[21]
- Part of: borders of Taiwan[22], borders of China[23]
- Commons category: Taiwan Strait[24]
- Has part(s): median line of the Taiwan Strait[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Taiwan Strait[26]
- Applies to jurisdiction: Taiwan[27], People's Republic of China[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[30], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[31], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[32], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[33]
- Native label: 臺灣海峽[34], 台湾海峡[35], 烏水溝[36]
- Vertical depth: 60 m[37]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[38]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of the Taiwan Strait[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Taiwan Strait include Taiwan Strait Crises[40], a sequence[41], in People's Republic of China[42] and Tunghai University[43], a private university[44], in Taiwan[45], founded in 1955[46].
Why It Matters
Taiwan Strait has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
Entities named for it include Taiwan Strait Crises[40], a sequence[41], in People's Republic of China[42] and Tunghai University[43], a private university[44], in Taiwan[45], founded in 1955[46].