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Physical map of Taiwan showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about Taiwan.
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.
Our eight maps below explain the foundation of Taiwan and its changing relationship with the mainland.
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 Strait crises, a series of confrontations between the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) and the Republic of China (Taiwan; R.O.C.) across the Taiwan Strait that occurred from the 1950s through the early 2020s.
Taiwan has strong links to China, its biggest trading partner. And many Taiwanese have business and family connections across the strait.
Taiwan Strait, 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). The strait extends from southwest to northeast between the South and East China seas. It reaches a depth of about 230 feet.
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.
Maps: Tracking Tensions Between China and Taiwan. Over the past five days, China has been sending military aircraft and unmanned drones into areas close to Taiwan and Japan’s westernmost...
The history of the conflict between China and Taiwan. Taiwan, which has long been inhabited by indigenous peoples, became part of the Chinese empire in the 17th century. It was then ceded to Japan in 1895 after Imperial China lost the First Sino-Japanese War.