{"id":351741,"date":"2025-12-11T16:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=351741"},"modified":"2025-12-11T16:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:30:29","slug":"miyako-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/miyako-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"Miyako Strait"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the Miyako Strait, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.<\/p>\n<h2>About Miyako Strait<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_351742\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351742\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-351742\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?resize=300%2C277&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Miyako Strait\" width=\"300\" height=\"277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?resize=768%2C710&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Source-Strait-Times.jpg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Strait Times<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Miyako Strait is a <strong>250 km<\/strong><strong>\u2011wide maritime passage<\/strong> of international waters and airspace between <strong>Miyako Island and Okinawa Island in Japan<\/strong><strong>\u2019s Ryukyu archipelago.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is also known as the <strong>Kerama Gap.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>widest strait<\/strong> in the <strong>Ryukyu Islands<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connecting:<\/strong> It is connecting the <strong>East China Sea with the Pacific (Philippine Sea).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is vital for <strong>freedom of navigation, maritime security, and monitoring naval movements<\/strong> in the Indo-Pacific region<strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Geopolitical significance<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It provides a <strong>deep, navigable route from the East China Sea<\/strong> to the open Pacific.<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>one of the few international waterways<\/strong> for <strong>China\u2019s People\u2019s Liberation Army Navy<\/strong> to <strong>access the Pacific Ocean<\/strong> from the East China Sea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>In news:<\/strong> It has become an issue between <strong>Japan and China<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the Miyako Strait, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. About Miyako Strait Location: The Miyako Strait is a 250 km\u2011wide maritime passage of international waters and airspace between Miyako Island and Okinawa Island in Japan\u2019s Ryukyu archipelago. 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