dec 2, 1954 - 15. Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
Description:
December 2nd, 1954After the Taiwan Strait Crisis and a fear that the People’s Republic of China (PRC) would invade Taiwan, the Nationalist Republic of China (ROC) signed a mutual defense treaty with the United States against Chinese aggression. This event is significant because it helped define what the United States’ policy of containment looked like in practice.
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Date:
dec 2, 1954
Now
~ 70 years ago