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Taiwan Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Taiwan Index: People History Administration Political Conditions Economy Defense Foreign Relations U.S.-Taiwan Relations PEOPLETaiwan has a population…

Spratly Islands

(Encyclopedia) Spratly Islands, group of about 100 low islands and coral reefs in the central South China Sea, intersecting busy shipping lanes. The whole group is claimed by China, Taiwan, and…

South China Sea

(Encyclopedia) South China Sea, western arm of the Pacific Ocean, c.1,000,000 sq mi (2,590,000 sq km), between the SE Asian mainland and Taiwan, the Philippines, and Borneo. It is connected with the…

Kirun

(Encyclopedia) Kirun, city, Taiwan: see Keelung.

Chiai

(Encyclopedia) Chiai, city, Taiwan: see Chiayi.

Ilan

(Encyclopedia) Ilan, city, Taiwan: see Yilan.

Jilong

(Encyclopedia) Jilong, city, Taiwan: see Keelung.

Japan Current

(Encyclopedia) Japan Current or KuroshioKuroshiok&oobreve;rōshēˈō [key][Jap.,=black stream], warm ocean current of the Pacific Ocean, off E Asia. A northward flowing branch of the North…