List of wars involving Taiwan explained

See also: List of Chinese wars and battles and List of wars involving the People's Republic of China.

This is a list of wars involving Taiwan.

Taiwan has been ruled by various regimes throughout its history. Since 1945, the Republic of China controls the island.

Wars involving Taiwan

War	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Result
Japanese colonial rule (1895–1945)
Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895)	Formosa		Defeat Annexation of Formosa
Beipu uprising (1907)	Hakka Saisiyat		Defeat Marked a new phase in armed Taiwanese resistance.
Tapani incident (1915)	Tai Republic Han Taiwanese Taiwanese aborigines		Defeat The incident was the last major armed resistance organised by Han Taiwanese militia during the Japanese rule. The transition of Taiwanese resistance turned into the peaceful political movement demanding a devolved Taiwanese parliament.
Musha Incident (1930)	Tkdaya	Toda Truku (Taroko)	Defeat Seediq land was given to the Truku (Taroko) and Toda by the Japanese after the incident.
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937 - 1945)	----	---- Reorganized National Government Provisional Government Reformed Government East Hebei	Victory Merged into World War II Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China China becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. China regains control of Taiwan and the Pescadores. Resumption of the Chinese Civil War
Republic of China (1945–present)
Chinese Civil War (second phase) (1945 - 1949)	Kuomintang ROC Armed Forces	Chinese Communist Party Pre-PLA troops and militia People's Liberation Army	Defeat Chinese Communist Party takeover of mainland China and Hainan People's Republic of China established in mainland China Government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan
First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954–1955)	United States	China	Ceasefire Chinese withdrawal, status quo ante bellum. 567 troops killed
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958)	United States	China	Ceasefire China ceases bombardment. 440 troops killed^[1]
Communist insurgency in Thailand (1965 - 1983)	Thailand ^[2] (until July 1967) United States^[3] Malaysia	Communist Party of Thailand Pathet Lao^[4] Khmer Rouge (until 1978) Malayan Communist Party	Withdrawal before war's conclusion Thai government victory Amnesty declared on 23 April 1980 by the Thai government Order 66/2523 signed by Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda Communist insurgency is defeated in 1983
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (1995–1996)	United States	China	Stalemate China ceases bombardment.

See also

• List of wars involving the Republic of China

Notes and References

1. Maritime Taiwan: Historical Encounters with the East and the West by Shih-Shan Henry Tsai. Page 189. Published 2009
2. Web site: Thailand. Stanford University. 19 June 2005. 1 December 2014.
3. Web site: Communist Insurgency In Thailand. CIA Report. 1 December 2014.
4. Web site: Anatomy of a Counterinsurgency Victory. January 2007. 1 December 2014.