Taiwan Strait crises: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	2022 - 2023 • 1954 - 1955 • 1958 • 1995 - 1996
Location	Matsu Island • Quemoy Island • Taiwan Strait
Participants	China • Taiwan

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Map of Taiwan showing major cities, mountain ranges, and surrounding bodies of water including the Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, South China Sea, and Philippine Sea. The map includes a locator inset highlighting Taiwan's position off the southeastern coast of China in East Asia.

Portrait of Chiang Kai-shek at age 65, smiling and wearing a military uniform with a high collar, photographed in 1953.

Harry S. Truman

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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