Third Taiwan Strait Crisis

The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis occurred in 1995-96, when the People's Republic of China aimed an arsenal of artillery at Taiwan and began to fire shots at the nearby seas in protest of Taiwan's approaching first free and democratic presidential election.

In response, the Clinton administration ordered two aircraft carrier battle groups to the strait, which prompted the Chinese forces to cease with the shelling.

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Related links

• First Taiwan Strait Crisis
• Lee Teng-hui
• People's Republic of China
• Republic of China
• Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

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References

1. Metzler, J.J. (2017). The Republic of China on Taiwan. In: Taiwan’s Transformation: 1895 to the Present. Palgrave Macmillan.
2. Fulda, A. (2020). The Rise and Demise of the KMT Party-State in Taiwan. In: The Struggle for Democracy in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Routledge.
3. Manthorpe, J. (2008). Strategic Ambiguity. In: Forbidden Nation: a History of Taiwan. St. Martin’s Griffin.