Beijing, April 1, 2025 (AFP) - The Taiwan Strait: crucial waterway and military flashpoint

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2025-04-01

China has launched some of its biggest military drills around Taiwan in months, in what it said was a "warning" to separatist forces on the island. Here, AFP looks at the Taiwan Strait, a critical waterway and growing military flashpoint: The strait separates the eastern Chinese province of Fujian from the main island of Taiwan, home to around 23 million people. At its narrowest point, just 130 kilometres (about 80 miles) of windswept water separ......

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