What is the Taiwan Strait issue?

The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan, sometimes referred to as the Taiwan Issue or Taiwan Strait Issue or, from a Taiwanese perspective, as the mainland Issue, is a result of the Chinese Civil War and the subsequent split of China into the two present-day self-governing entities of the People’s …

What is the strait between China and Taiwan?

Formosa Strait
Taiwan Strait, also called Formosa Strait, Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization) T’ai-wan Hai-hsia or (Pinyin) Taiwan Haixia, arm of the Pacific Ocean, 100 miles (160 km) wide at its narrowest point, lying between the coast of China’s Fukien province and the island of Taiwan (Formosa).

How far off the Chinese coast is Taiwan?

roughly 100 miles
Taiwan, Chinese (Wade-Giles romanization) T’ai-wan or (Pinyin) Taiwan, Portuguese Formosa, island in the western Pacific Ocean that lies roughly 100 miles (160 km) off the coast of southeastern China. It is approximately 245 miles (395 km) long (north-south) and 90 miles (145 km) across at its widest point.

Why did Chinese go to Taiwan?

In December 1949, the Republic of China Armed Forces and the Kuomintang were defeated in the Chinese Civil War, forcing the Government of the Republic of China to relocate to Taiwan.

Who controls the Taiwan Strait?

The first three are controlled by the PRC; the last two by the ROC. Within the strait lie the Penghu or Pescadores, also controlled by the ROC. There is a major underwater bank 40–60 km (25–37 mi) north of the Penghu Islands. All of Fujian Province’s rivers except the Ting run into the Taiwan Strait.

When did China control Taiwan?

History of Taiwan

Prehistory	to 1624
Kingdom of Tungning	1661–1683
Qing rule	1683–1895
Japanese rule	1895–1945
Republic of China rule	1945–present

Who won in the first Taiwan Strait crisis?

The government of the Republic of China (ROC), controlled by Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang (KMT), and 1.3 million anti-Communist Chinese supporters fled from mainland China….

First Taiwan Strait Crisis
519 killed Two American advisers killed	393 killed