Taiwan Strait Taiwan Strait The Taiwan Strait, or Formosa Strait, is a -wide strait separating the island of Taiwan from mainland China. The strait is part of the South China Sea and connects to the East China Sea to the north. The narrowest part is wide. The Taiwan Strait is the section of sea between the Chinese mainland (in Asia) and the island of Taiwan. Much of China's Fujian Province is west of the strait, having the main islands of Kinmen, Xiamen (a major city overspilling into the mainland and including Gulangyu Island), Pingtan and Matsu just off its coast. The Penghu
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) building is accessible within walking distance north-west from Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall MRT station of the Taipei Metro. Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) (CBC; ), known in English from 1924 to 2007 as the Central Bank of China, is the central bank of the Republic of China, now commonly known as Taiwan. Its legal and common name in Chinese is literally translated as the "Central Bank". The central bank is administered under the Executive Yuan of the ROC government. The bank was originally proposed in 1923 by Sun