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How to use the word STRAIT in a Sentence? Page #3

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I would be less worried about a bolt out of the blue attempt to close the Strait and more worried about stumbling into a conflict.

Michael Connell

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

U.S. Navy Ships transit between the South China Sea and East China Sea via the Taiwan Strait and have done so for many years.

Charlie Brown

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The U.S. sending military ships through the Taiwan Strait is both a demonstration of its continuing support to Taiwan and of its willingness to exercise its maritime rights in China's periphery.

Abraham Denmark

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We are hopeful that this plan expressed by our president will be implemented if needed, we will make the enemy understand that either all can use the Strait of Hormuz or no one.

Mohammad Ali Jafari

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

If Iran’s oil exports are to be prevented, we will not give permission for oil to be exported to the world through the Strait of Hormuz.

Esmail Kowsari

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Taiwan has very good cyber defense and investigation skills and capacity. However, under such a huge amount of attacks and the special relationship across the Strait, it is really hard to prevent 100 percent.

Lennon Chang

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I hope that both sides of the Taiwan Strait can enjoy the universal values of freedom and democracy.

Tsai Ing-wen

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I along with our country's people feel sad, angry and regretful, china grabbing our allies and giving us pressure in the diplomatic space will not shrink the distance across the (Taiwan) strait and will not let cross-strait relations walk on a peaceful, friendly path.

Joseph Wu

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

I along with our country's people feel sad, angry and regretful, i need to emphasize here that China grabbing our allies and giving us pressure in the diplomatic space will not shrink the distance across the (Taiwan) strait and will not let cross-strait relations walk on a peaceful, friendly path.

Joseph Wu

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

The burden of maintaining peace and stability should not be placed solely on Taiwan, while ignoring the fact that Beijing also has the responsibility, president Tsai has been cautious in dealing with cross-strait relations and has been calling for cross-strait dialogue since she took office. Still, Beijing refuses to resume talks with Taiwan, and continues threatening Taiwan by flying warplanes close to Taiwan's airspace, among other provocations.

Brian Su

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Thank you and your crew for outstanding work in defending high value assets in the Strait of Hurmuz, the Red Sea.

Donald Trump

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

The cross-Strait supervisory bill is still in parliament. Trade talks need the oversight, so to hold trade talks would be of no use.

Economics Minister Lee Chih-kung

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This kind of political interference would only result in hurt feelings for people on either side of the Taiwan Strait.

Tung Chen-yuan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The facts are that Taiwan is much more entwined with the People's Republic of China and Taiwan cannot avoid cross-Strait engagement, it is no longer a question of whether to have a cross-Strait relationship, but how to conduct it.

Shirley Kan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We think this has affected cross-strait ties even though China sees this as a joint effort fighting crime.

Jeff Yang

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This region provides a strong training opportunity for nations worldwide as three of the six major maritime chokepoints in the world are here: the Suez Canal, the Strait of Bab Al Mandeb and the Strait of Hormuz.

Kevin Donegan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

When people do talk about the economy, it’s about how Ma’s Mainland trade and investment deals haven’t delivered equal benefits across society. Even those economic concerns, by definition, come back to cross-Strait and identity issues ... how can you brand companies and promote industries if you don’t even know who you are or what to call yourself?

Sean King Park Strategies

added by JtheMason
8 years ago

What we care about is, once someone has come into power, how he or she handles the cross-strait relationship, whether he or she will maintain the peaceful development of cross-strait relations, whether he or she will recommit to the political foundation of cross-strait relations, the one China principle.

Wang Yi

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

At present, relations across the Taiwan Strait are extremely sensitive and complex, and uncertainly about the future has increased.

Zhang Zhijun

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Our democracy, national identity and international space must be fully respected and any suppression would undermine the stability of cross-Strait relations.

Mao Zedong Communists

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're sorry that Tsinghua's planned investments have been seen as a threat of being taken over, creating a barrier for cooperation across the Taiwan Strait.

Lee Rongmin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

I sincerely hope relations across the Taiwan Strait continue to maintain their trend of peaceful development and that the results of this won't slip away now they have been achieved.

Zhang Zhijun

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The separation of families on both sides of the Taiwan strait has caused deep pain and regrets to countless families. i call for (a) reduction of hostility, and for the resolution of disputes with peaceful measures.

Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We want to consolidate the hard-won cross-Strait achievements, including peace, prosperity and security status quo, (It) is an important step in promoting the overall institutionalization of the cross-Strait relationship.

Andrew Hsia

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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