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 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 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 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 Taiwan strait crisis began Process_start when the PRC seized Motion the Yijiangshan Islands and forced Hostile_encounter the ROC to abandon GiveUp the Tachen Islands , which were evacuated Removing by the navies of the ROC and the US .

The RoC government relocated Change to the island of Taiwan .

The territory under RoC control Control was reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to Taiwan , Hainan , the Pescadores Islands ( Penghu ) , and several island groups along the south-east coast of China .

RoC forces Hostile_encounter there evacuated Removing to Taiwan in May 1950 .

The Sunflower Student Movement Social_event is associated Collaboration with a protest movement driven Self_motion by a coalition of students and civic groups that came to Motion a head on March 18 and April 10 2014 , in the Legislative Yuan and , later , also the Executive Yuan of Taiwan .

The Sunflower protesters perceived Know the trade pact with the People 's Republic of China ( China ; PRC ) would hurt Bodily_harm Taiwan 's economy and leave Departing it vulnerable to political pressure from Beijing , while advocates of the treaty argued Quarreling that increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Chinese investment would provide Supply a necessary boost to Taiwan 's economy , that the still-unspecified details of the treaty 's implementation could be worked out Know favorably for Taiwan , and that to `` pull out GiveUp '' of the treaty by not ratifying Ratification it would damage Damaging Taiwan 's international credibility .

The Sunflower protesters perceived Know the trade pact with the People 's Republic of China ( China ; PRC ) would hurt Bodily_harm Taiwan 's economy and leave Departing it vulnerable to political pressure from Beijing , while advocates of the treaty argued Quarreling that increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Chinese investment would provide Supply a necessary boost to Taiwan 's economy , that the still-unspecified details of the treaty 's implementation could be worked out Know favorably for Taiwan , and that to `` pull out GiveUp '' of the treaty by not ratifying Ratification it would damage Damaging Taiwan 's international credibility .

The Sunflower protesters perceived Know the trade pact with the People 's Republic of China ( China ; PRC ) would hurt Bodily_harm Taiwan 's economy and leave Departing it vulnerable to political pressure from Beijing , while advocates of the treaty argued Quarreling that increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Chinese investment would provide Supply a necessary boost to Taiwan 's economy , that the still-unspecified details of the treaty 's implementation could be worked out Know favorably for Taiwan , and that to `` pull out GiveUp '' of the treaty by not ratifying Ratification it would damage Damaging Taiwan 's international credibility .

The Sunflower protesters perceived Know the trade pact with the People 's Republic of China ( China ; PRC ) would hurt Bodily_harm Taiwan 's economy and leave Departing it vulnerable to political pressure from Beijing , while advocates of the treaty argued Quarreling that increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Chinese investment would provide Supply a necessary boost to Taiwan 's economy , that the still-unspecified details of the treaty 's implementation could be worked out Know favorably for Taiwan , and that to `` pull out GiveUp '' of the treaty by not ratifying Ratification it would damage Damaging Taiwan 's international credibility .

Turning Motion to the north , Zeb brushed Motion the east coast of Taiwan at a reduced intensity , and after accelerating Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to the northeast it moved Motion through Japan .

High winds and rainfall from Zeb later affected Influence Taiwan , causing NT $ 4.15 billion ( New Taiwan dollar , $ 125 million USD ) in damage as well as 31 deaths .

High winds and rainfall from Zeb later affected Influence Taiwan , causing NT $ 4.15 billion ( New Taiwan dollar , $ 125 million USD ) in damage as well as 31 deaths .

The typhoon brought Bringing heavy rain and wind to areas of the Mariana Islands , the Philippines , Taiwan , and the east coast of China .

The Civil War Military_operation resulted in Causation a major revolution Change_of_leadership in China , with the Communists gaining Getting control Control of mainland China and establishing Creating the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) in 1949 , forcing Request the Republic of China to retreat Escaping to Taiwan .

A lasting political and military standoff Hostile_encounter between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait ensued , with the ROC in Taiwan and the PRC in mainland China both officially claiming Statement to be the legitimate Legality government of all China .

A lasting political and military standoff Hostile_encounter between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait ensued , with the ROC in Taiwan and the PRC in mainland China both officially claiming Statement to be the legitimate Legality government of all China .

The storm tracked Motion northwestward toward Taiwan , and on July 2 it attained Achieve its peak intensity with winds of 160 km/h ( 100 mph ) .

Rammasun turned Becoming northward , passing Motion_directional east of Taiwan and China .

In Taiwan , the outer rainbands dropped Motion_directional rainfall that alleviated Cure drought conditions .

After affecting Influence Taiwan and China , Rammasun began Process_start weakening Cause_change_of_strength due to an approaching trough , which turned the typhoon northeastward .

The typhoon subsequently weakened Cause_change_of_strength rapidly and made two landfalls in Taiwan by September 12 .

After moving Motion over the Taiwan Strait , Sarah made its final landfall Self_motion in Eastern China on September 13 before dissipating Dispersal the following day .

Striking Taiwan as a strong typhoon , Sarah caused Causation widespread wind damage that left approximately 840,000 residents without power .

Throughout the island , Sarah was responsible for 19 fatalities and at least $ 171 million USD ( 4.38 billion New Taiwan dollars ) in damage .

After developing Coming_to_be a small eye , the typhoon attained Achieve peak winds of 150 km/h ( 90 mph ) as it passed Motion_directional between Taiwan and Okinawa .

Impact Influence outside of China was minimal and largely limited Limiting to heavy rains , although one death was reported Reporting in Taiwan .

The storm Catastrophe briefly threatened Warning Taiwan , prompting Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale warnings Warning and restricted Limiting ferry travel .

The island is also claimed Statement by China ( PRC ) , Taiwan ( ROC ) , and the Philippines .

On , the aircraft serving Assistance the flight , a ten-month-old ATR 72-600 , crashed Catastrophe into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport , to the west of Songshan in Taiwan .

They visited Traveling China and Taiwan for the first time for their O Tour , which commenced Process_start in January 2007 .

Rains from the typhoon killed Killing two people in Taiwan after sweeping Motion them up in a river , and crop damage there reached Achieve NT $ 158.88 million ( NTD , US $ 5 million ) .

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 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 Japanese landed Motion near Keelung on the northern coast of Taiwan on 29 May 1895 , and in a five-month campaign swept southwards to Tainan .

The fall Motion_directional of Tainan on 21 October ended Process_end organised resistance to Japanese occupation , and inaugurated five decades of Japanese rule in Taiwan .

Singapore Airlines Flight 006 ( SQ006/SIA006 ) was a scheduled Singapore Airlines passenger flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-shek International Airport ( now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ) in Taipei , Taiwan .

Singapore Airlines Flight 006 ( SQ006/SIA006 ) was a scheduled Singapore Airlines passenger flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Chiang Kai-shek International Airport ( now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ) in Taipei , Taiwan .

This intensity was held for several hours until less conducive atmospheric conditions slightly weakened the system ; this was followed Self_motion by Morakot making landfall on southern Taiwan on August 3 .

Subsequently , the storm weakened Cause_change_of_strength and moved Motion into the Taiwan Strait before making its final landfall near Quanzhou , China the next day .

In Taiwan , where Morakot first made landfall Arriving , heavy rainfall resulted in flooding .

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

The feudatories were supported Supporting by Zheng Jing 's Kingdom of Tungning in Taiwan , which sent forces to invade Mainland China .

Along with the Philippines , Taiwan also expected impact Influence from Rammasun .

Typhoon Fanapi , known in the Philippines as Typhoon Inday , was a damaging Damaging and deadly typhoon Catastrophe that struck Attack Taiwan and southeastern China in September 2010 .

Fanapi made its first landfall Self_motion on September 19 over Hualien , Taiwan , becoming Becoming the first typhoon to hit Attack the island since Typhoon Morakot in August 2009 .

However , impacts were worst in Taiwan and mainland China .