aug 11, 1954 - 14. The Taiwan Strait Crisis

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August 11th, 1954

After the Chinese civil war, China was divided between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in mainland China and the Nationalist Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan. The crisis was an armed conflict between the PRC and ROC over a group of islands located in the Taiwan Strait. This event is significant because it solidified the People’s Republic of China as a regional power.

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