EXPLAINER: The Taiwan Strait, a history of crises-

EXPLAINER: The Taiwan Strait, a history of crises-

[ad_1] By AFP TAIPEI: Ever since Communist China and Taiwan broke away from each other at the end of the Chinese Civil War in 1949, the waterway separating them has been a geopolitical flashpoint. The Taiwan Strait, just 130 kilometres (80 miles) wide at its narrowest...