Dachen Islands
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The Dachen Islands are a small archipelago off the coast of Zhejiang, China, that became a key battleground between the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China during the 1950s Taiwan Strait tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dachen Islands canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | archipelago ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Jiaojiang District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taizhou City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlTransferredTo | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlTransferYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| evacuation | Dachen Islands evacuation of 1955 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evacuationOrganizedBy |
Republic of China Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Seventh Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evacuationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| formerInhabitantsRelocatedTo |
Kinmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matsu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Tachen Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTransliteration | Dachen Qundao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| historicallyControlledBy |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
Cold War military confrontation in East Asia
ⓘ
cross-Strait conflict ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | mainland Zhejiang coast ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zhejiang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Taizhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Wenzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Zhejiang Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Zhoushan Archipelago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Dachen evacuation during First Taiwan Strait Crisis ⓘ |
| occupiedBy |
People's Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of China Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Taizhou Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previouslyGovernedBy | Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | eastern China ⓘ |
| seaArea | Taiwan Strait region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
site of major Cold War evacuation operation
ⓘ
symbol of ROC offshore island defenses before 1955 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
forward base for ROC forces before 1955
ⓘ
military outpost in Taiwan Strait ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
limited tourism ⓘ military purposes ⓘ |
| wasBattlegroundIn |
1950s Taiwan Strait tensions
ⓘ
First Taiwan Strait Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.