Taiwan Strait Crises
The Taiwan Strait Crises refers to conflicts involving the Republic of China and the People's [Republic of China], following the end of the Chinese Civil War.
- The First Taiwan Strait Crisis, caused by the People's Liberation Army shelling of Kinmen and later also the Matsu and Dachen Islands
- The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, caused by another large-scale PLA shelling of Kinmen and Matsu
- The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis, in the lead-up to Lee Teng-hui's re-election in the 1996 Taiwanese presidential election
- The Fourth Taiwan Strait Crisis, a series of large-scale encroaching Chinese military drills around Taiwan, the first of which was triggered by the former speaker of the [United States House of Representatives] Nancy Pelosi's 2022 [visit by Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan|visit to Taiwan]