1958 ⟶ Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

August – September: Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
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1955
1958
1995
1996
2022

💥 First Taiwan Strait Crisis Begins

September 3: First Taiwan Strait Crisis begins.⟶
First Taiwan Strait Crisis Begins (1954)
Cold WarChinese Civil WarMilitary ConflictGeopoliticsContainmentAsia-Pacific
ChinaChinaTaiwanTaiwanUnited StatesUnited States

🛡️ First Taiwan Strait Crisis Ceases

May 1: First Taiwan Strait Crisis ends.⟶
First Taiwan Strait Crisis Ceases (1955)
Cold WarMilitary ConflictProxy WarCommunist ChinaGeopolitics
ChinaChinaTaiwanTaiwanUnited StatesUnited States

💣 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

August – September: Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.⟶
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958)
Cold WarCross-Strait RelationsProxy WarMao ZedongMilitary ConflictContainment
ChinaChinaTaiwanTaiwanUnited StatesUnited States

💥 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis Begins

July 21: The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis begins.⟶
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis Begins (1995)
Cross-Strait RelationsBallistic MissilesTensions
TaiwanTaiwanChinaChina

🛡️ Third Taiwan Strait Crisis Ends

March 23: The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis ends.⟶
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis Ends (1996)
Cross-Strait RelationsGeopoliticsDiplomacy
TaiwanTaiwanChinaChinaUnited StatesUnited States

💥 China's Military Exercises Around Taiwan Following Pelosi Visit

August 4: China conducts its largest ever military exercise around Taiwan in response to a controversial visit by Nancy Pelosi.⟶
China's Military Exercises Around Taiwan Following Pelosi Visit (2022)
Cross-Strait RelationsDiplomacyGeopoliticsSovereigntyRegional Tensions
ChinaChinaTaiwanTaiwan