Quemoy Crisis
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The Quemoy Crisis refers to two Cold War-era military confrontations in the 1950s between the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China over the offshore islands of Quemoy (Kinmen), which drew in U.S. involvement and heightened cross-strait tensions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War conflict
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cross-strait crisis ⓘ military crisis ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kinmen Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taiwan Strait Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
First Taiwan Strait Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
People's Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1958 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
U.S. security commitment to Taiwan
ⓘ
escalation of U.S.–PRC tensions ⓘ increased U.S.–ROC military cooperation ⓘ nuclear signaling by the United States ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Quemoy Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Quemoy Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesTerritorialDisputeOver |
Kinmen Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
offshore islands of Fujian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kinmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quemoy NERFINISHED ⓘ Taiwan Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCause |
Chinese Civil War legacy
ⓘ
dispute over offshore islands ⓘ |
| militaryTacticUsed |
amphibious threat
ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ |
| notableConsequence |
entrenchment of ROC presence on offshore islands
ⓘ
reinforcement of U.S. containment policy in East Asia ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
People's Liberation Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of China Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War
ⓘ
history of cross-strait relations ⓘ history of the Taiwan Strait ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
One-China dispute
ⓘ
non-recognition between PRC and ROC ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement |
Formosa Resolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
continued ROC control of Quemoy
ⓘ
heightened cross-strait tensions ⓘ status quo maintained across Taiwan Strait ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Fujian coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matsu Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1954 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | United States Seventh Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| threatenedUseOf | nuclear weapons ⓘ |
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