# Cross-strait relations deteriorate as Beijing increases diplomatic pressure

Date: 2016

The term cross-strait relations has been used to describe the relationship between the China and Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait. Due to the existing controversy over the status of Taiwan and the Chinese legitimacy question, they are also not defined as diplomatic relations by either side.

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