Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty

Target entity: Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
Context triple: [First Taiwan Strait Crisis, relatedTreaty, Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty]

• A. Sino–Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance (1945)
  The Sino–Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance (1945) was a World War II–era agreement between the Republic of China and the Soviet Union that secured Soviet recognition of Chinese sovereignty over Manchuria and Mongolia in exchange for political and military concessions, shaping postwar power dynamics in East Asia.
• B. 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
  The 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security is the foundational postwar defense pact between the United States and Japan that underpins their military alliance and the continued stationing of U.S. forces in Japan.
• C. Treaty of San Francisco
  The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
• D. Naic Military Agreement
  The Naic Military Agreement was a pivotal 1897 document during the Philippine Revolution in which revolutionary leaders reorganized military command and asserted authority against Emilio Aguinaldo’s leadership.
• E. Five-Power Treaty
  The Five-Power Treaty was a 1922 naval disarmament agreement among major world powers that limited battleship construction and aimed to prevent an arms race at sea.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty
Target entity description: The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty was a Cold War-era security pact under which the United States pledged to help defend the Republic of China (Taiwan) against armed attack, significantly shaping U.S.–China–Taiwan relations until its termination in 1980.

• A. Sino–Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance (1945)
  The Sino–Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Alliance (1945) was a World War II–era agreement between the Republic of China and the Soviet Union that secured Soviet recognition of Chinese sovereignty over Manchuria and Mongolia in exchange for political and military concessions, shaping postwar power dynamics in East Asia.
• B. 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security
  The 1960 Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security is the foundational postwar defense pact between the United States and Japan that underpins their military alliance and the continued stationing of U.S. forces in Japan.
• C. Treaty of San Francisco
  The Treaty of San Francisco was the 1951 peace treaty between Japan and most Allied nations that officially ended World War II hostilities with Japan and restored its sovereignty.
• D. Naic Military Agreement
  The Naic Military Agreement was a pivotal 1897 document during the Philippine Revolution in which revolutionary leaders reorganized military command and asserted authority against Emilio Aguinaldo’s leadership.
• E. Five-Power Treaty
  The Five-Power Treaty was a 1922 naval disarmament agreement among major world powers that limited battleship construction and aimed to prevent an arms race at sea.
• F. None of above. chosen