The Bashi Channel (Chinese: 巴士海峽; pinyin: Bā shì hǎi xiá, Filipino: Tsanel ng Bashi, Kipot ng Bashi) is a waterway between Mavulis Island of the Batanes Islands, Philippines and Orchid Island of Taiwan. It is a part of the Luzon Strait, with the Pacific Ocean to the east, and is between the East China Sea and the South China Sea. It is characterized by windy storms during the rainy period, which lasts from June to December.
