The First Taiwan Strait Crisis ( also the Formosa Crisis , the 1954–1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis , the Offshore Islands Crisis , and the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis ) was a brief armed Bearing_arms conflict Hostile_encounter between the Communist People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and the Nationalist Republic of China ( ROC ) in Taiwan .

The Japanese invasion of Taiwan ( ) ( May–October 1895 ) was a conflict between the Empire of Japan and the armed forces of the short-lived Republic of Formosa following the Qing Dynasty 's cession of Taiwan to Japan in April 1895 at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War .

The Formosa Expedition , or the Taiwan Expedition of 1867 was a punitive expedition launched Process_start by the United States against Formosa .

The Formosa Expedition , or the Taiwan Expedition of 1867 was a punitive expedition launched Process_start by the United States against Formosa .

A United States Navy and Marine company landed Self_motion in southern Formosa and attempted to advance into the native village .