Taiwan strait "EMPOWER IAS"

In news:

• A U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait in what the American military described as a “routine” passage on but enraging China, which claims sovereignty over the island and surrounding seas.

 

 

 

Location of Taiwan Strait:

 

• The strait is also known as the Formosa Strait or the Tai-hai (the Tai Sea).
• The Taiwan Strait makes up part of the South China Sea, and its northern portion is linked to the East China Sea.
• The strait borders the south eastern part of China and runs along the eastern part of China’s Fujian Province.
• The chief ports are Amoy in mainland China and Kao-hsiung on Taiwan. The area lies in a typhoon zone.
• The strait is a busy shipping route, on which millions of tons of cargo are ferried each year. Fishing is another crucial economic activity that is carried out along the strait.