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Our eight maps below explain the foundation of Taiwan and its changing relationship with the mainland. Start with the 16th century, when swashbuckling Europeans first came across the island on...
Over the past five days, China has been sending military aircraft and unmanned drones into areas close to Taiwan and Japan’s westernmost islands as part of its effort to intimidate Taiwan and...
The Taiwan map shows the island, formerly known as Formosa and now abbreviated ROC (Republic of China), geographical features such as rivers and mountains, the location of the capital Taipei, administrative capitals, major cities, main roads, railroad lines and major airports.
Taiwan is bounded to the north and northeast by the East China Sea, with the Ryukyu Islands (the southernmost part of Japan) to the northeast. To the east is found the great expanse of the Pacific Ocean, and to the south is the Bashi Channel, which separates Taiwan from the Philippines.
Taiwan is officially named the Republic of China which is a sovereign state in East Asia. The state is located on the Taiwan Island. Neighbors are Japan to the east and northeast, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to the west (mainland China) and the Philippines to the south separated by Luzon Strait.
Taiwan has strong links to China, its biggest trading partner. And many Taiwanese have business and family connections across the strait.
Physical map of Taiwan showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Taiwan.
China’s Ministry of Natural Resources released the new “standard” national map on Monday, part of what it has called an ongoing effort to eliminate “problem maps.” In it, China clearly shows its so-called nine-dash line, demarcating what it considers its maritime border, claiming almost the entirety of the South China Sea.
The Taiwan Strait crises are a series of confrontations between the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) and the Republic of China (R.O.C.) across the Taiwan Strait that occurred from the 1950s through the early 2020s.
The conflict between China and Taiwan. China & Taiwan