PLA Shells Quemoy, Starting First Taiwan Strait Crisis, September 3, 1954
The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
Date: September 3, 1954
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