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East Asia
Taiwan
1893 - 1976
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1898 - 1974
1898 - 1976
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1879 - 1953
China
October 6, 1958
Mao decides to broadcast a statement to Taiwan about the shelling of Jinmen Island.
October 5, 1958
Mao sends instructions for a temporary cease to the shelling of Kinmen (Jinmen) Island.
September 13, 1958
Mao sends instructions about the shelling of Kinmen Island in the Taiwain Strait.
September 10, 1958
Mao informs Ho Chi Minh that he should not be concerned by the Chinese bombardment of Kinmen Island, as "the Americans are afraid of fighting a war."
September 8, 1958
Mao speaks about the strategy behind the bombardment of nationalist-controlled Kinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait, stating that Taiwan is a "is a steel noose and it ties America’s neck."
August 18, 1958
Mao instructs Chinese Minister of National Defense Peng Dehuai to hault military maneuvers and prepare air forces for the planned bombardment of Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait.
September 5, 1958
Mao Zedong speaks about American foreign policy and the tense international situation following the Chinese decision to begin shelling Kinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait.
July 27, 1958
Mao Zedong decides to delay the planned bombardment of the nationalist-controlled Kinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait.
August 23, 1958
Wu Lengxi, a member of the CCP Central Committee, recalls events in August 1958 when Chinese Communist forces along the Fujian coast began an intensive artillery bombardment of the Nationalist-controlled Jinmen Island. He recalls a Politburo Standing Committee meeting in which Mao states that the bombardment was in part motivated by events in the Middle East.
May 6, 1950
The Chinese side is anxious for the dispatchment of advisors and ammunition that was requested from the Soviet Union, for use in aviation institute drills and for military campaigns in Dinghai, Jinmen, and Taiwan.
