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East Asia

China

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East Asia

Taiwan

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North America

United States

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Taiwan

Kinmen (Quemoy)

Sino-American Confrontation, 1949-1971

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Mao, Zedong

1893 - 1976

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Eastern Europe

Soviet Union

Photograph of Zhou Enlai in 1972.

Zhou, Enlai

1898 - 1976

Chiang Kai-shek

Chiang, Kai-shek (Jiang Jieshi)

1887 - 1975

Sino-Soviet Relations

Sino-Soviet Alliance, 1950-1959

Portrait of Peng Dehuai

Peng, Dehuai

1898 - 1974

Representatives from Taiwan at the United Nations, September 1971

Taiwan's International Status

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India

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United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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China. State Council

1954 -

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PRC State Council Gazettes

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October 17, 1958	CCP Central Committee Notice on the Current Situation in the Conflict with the United States The CCP Central Committee issues guidance on how the Party is navigating the struggle with the United States over Taiwan's future.
November 10, 1958	Premier Zhou Enlai’s Report on the Current Situation of Conflict and Our Current Tasks in the Taiwan Straits Region An internal speech given by Zhou Enlai during the 1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis.
November 11, 1958	Premier Zhou’s Report on the Current Situation and Conflict in the Taiwan Region and the Chinese People’s Tasks in the Anti-Imperialist Fight An internal speech given by Zhou Enlai during the 1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis.
1958	Letter to the Deputy Chairman of the Soviet Committee of the MGG, Prof. Pushkov
August 10, 1959	Comments of N.S. Khrushchev In this document, N. S. Khrushchev provides wide-ranging comments on various geopolitical and diplomatic issues. He criticizes the US for holding onto outdated alliances like Taiwan, emphasizing the need to normalize relations and reduce tensions globally. Khrushchev discusses Middle Eastern instability, particularly in Iran, warning against U.S. interference and emphasizing self-determination for colonized nations. He also addresses disarmament, arguing that military bases are a source of tension and advocating for a phased withdrawal of troops and arms control measures. Additional topics include the complexities of summit diplomacy, Lend-Lease repayment disputes, and his correspondence with world leaders such as Macmillan, De Gaulle, and Nehru, stressing the importance of aligning messages to maintain good relations. This document summary was generated by an artificial intelligence language model and was reviewed by a Wilson Center staff member.
October 25, 1958	Another Letter from the PRC Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Taiwanese Compatriots The PRC Minister of Defense urges the Nationalists in Taiwan to be careful and guard their authority from the Americans. He argues that the United States is trying to forcibly create "Two Chinas."
October 13, 1958	Orders from [PRC] Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Halt the Bombardment of Kinmen for Another Two Weeks The PRC Minister of Defense writes to members of the People's Liberation Army in Fujian province during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, calling for them to stop shelling Kinmen and observe the situation. He argues that the United States should not interfere in China's Civil War.
October 6, 1958	Letter from the [PRC] Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Taiwanese Compatriots During the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, the PRC Minister of Defense urges the Nationalists to negotiate with the CCP, arguing that the Americans will eventually abandon them.
March 8, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1954, No. 3 (Overall Issue No. 3) This issue covers a meeting between the Chinese and Burmese prime ministers. It also includes letters that a Chinese government delegation and Enver Hoxha exchanged for Albania's tenth anniversary, as well items on Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations. In terms of domestic policy, among other topics, it provides instructions for issuing bonds to help build the nation's economy, regulations for arrest and detention, and regulations for urban residence committees.
March 5, 1955	Gazette of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, 1954, No. 2 (Overall Issue No. 2) This issue features content on China's demographics, aggression by the United States and Chiang Kai-shek, relations with Burma (Myanmar) and the Soviet Union, agriculture, and other topics.