海峡

strait(s);channel
美国认识到，在台湾～两边的所有中国人都认为只有一个中国，台湾是中国的一部分。（上海公报）The United States acknowledges that all Chinese on either side of the Taiwan Strait maintain there is but one China and that Taiwan is part of China.(Shanghai Joint Communiqué)/一条～把骨肉分为两家。A strait has seperated the kith and kin./马六甲～Strait of Malacca/英吉利～ English Channel～/台湾～Taiwan Strait (or Straits)