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Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Second_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis_(1958)
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:military
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:1958_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
gptkbp:cause
Artillery bombardment of Quemoy and Matsu by PRC
gptkbp:conflict
gptkb:People's_Republic_of_China
gptkb:Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)
gptkbp:endDate
October 1958
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958)
gptkbp:involvedIn
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
gptkb:Republic_of_China_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Matsu_Islands
gptkb:Taiwan_Strait
Quemoy (Kinmen)
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:AIM-9_Sidewinder_missile
gptkbp:notableEvent
Massive artillery duels
Deployment of Sidewinder missiles
US Navy escort of ROC supply convoys
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Cross-Strait_conflict
gptkbp:peaceAgreement
October 6, 1958
gptkbp:PRCLeader
gptkb:Mao_Zedong
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:First_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
gptkb:Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis
gptkbp:result
Stalemate
Continued ROC control of Quemoy and Matsu
gptkbp:ROCLeader
gptkb:Chiang_Kai-shek
gptkbp:significance
Demonstrated US commitment to Taiwan's defense
First combat use of air-to-air missiles
gptkbp:startDate
August 23, 1958
gptkbp:USPolicy
Mutual Defense Treaty with ROC
gptkbp:USPresidentInvolved
gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Kinmen_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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