1893-1976
Eastern Europe
(372) documents
1893- 1976
East Asia
North America
1898- 1976
1887- 1975
South Asia
1879- 1953
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1898- 1969
October 31, 1958
Mao sends instructions to halt the shelling of Jinmen Island on even-numbered days, but continue it on odd-numbered days.
October 6, 1958
Mao decides to broadcast a statement to Taiwan about the shelling of Jinmen Island.
November 2, 1958
Mao suggests resuming the bombardment of Jinmen Island on November 3, 1958.
September 19, 1958
Mao responds to a letter from Zhou Enlai summarizing the Chinese-American ambassadorial meeting in Warsaw September 15 on the Taiwan Strait crisis.
October 5, 1958
Mao sends instructions for a temporary cease to the shelling of Jinmen Island.
September 13, 1958
Mao sends instructions about the shelling of Jinmen Island in the Taiwain Strait.
September 8, 1958
Mao speaks about the strategy behind the bombardment of nationalist-controlled Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait, stating that Taiwan is a "is a steel noose and it ties America’s neck."
August 18, 1958
Mao instructs Chinese Minister of National Defense Peng Dehuai to hault military maneuvers and prepare air forces for the planned bombardment of Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait.
September 5, 1958
Mao Zedong speaks about American foreign policy and the tense international situation following the Chinese decision to begin shelling Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait.
July 27, 1958
Mao Zedong decides to deplay the planned bombardment of the nationalist-controlled Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait.