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Events on Saturday 23 August 1958 1
1958Second Taiwan Strait Crisis beginsChina bombards Quemoy and MatsuThe People's Republic of China began an intense artillery bombardment of the Taiwan-held islands of Quemoy and Matsu. The United States moved naval forces into the strait to support Taiwan, and the crisis eased by the end of the year without a wider war.