Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

Target entity: Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
Context triple: [Taiwan Strait, sceneOf, Second Taiwan Strait Crisis]

• A. Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
  The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis was a 1995–1996 military standoff in which China conducted missile tests and military exercises near Taiwan, prompting U.S. naval deployments and sharply escalating cross-strait tensions.
• B. Sino–Soviet border conflict
  The Sino–Soviet border conflict was a series of armed clashes in 1969 between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China along their disputed frontier, marking the peak of tensions in the Sino–Soviet split.
• C. Sino-Vietnamese War
  The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but intense 1979 border conflict in which China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam, leading to heavy casualties and lasting regional tensions.
• D. Gulf of Tonkin incident
  The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a 1964 naval confrontation between North Vietnam and the United States that led to a major escalation of U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.
• E. Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
Target entity description: The Second Taiwan Strait Crisis was a 1958 military confrontation between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China over offshore islands near Taiwan, which drew in U.S. involvement and heightened Cold War tensions in East Asia.

• A. Third Taiwan Strait Crisis
  The Third Taiwan Strait Crisis was a 1995–1996 military standoff in which China conducted missile tests and military exercises near Taiwan, prompting U.S. naval deployments and sharply escalating cross-strait tensions.
• B. Sino–Soviet border conflict
  The Sino–Soviet border conflict was a series of armed clashes in 1969 between the Soviet Union and the People’s Republic of China along their disputed frontier, marking the peak of tensions in the Sino–Soviet split.
• C. Sino-Vietnamese War
  The Sino-Vietnamese War was a brief but intense 1979 border conflict in which China launched a punitive invasion of northern Vietnam, leading to heavy casualties and lasting regional tensions.
• D. Gulf of Tonkin incident
  The Gulf of Tonkin incident was a 1964 naval confrontation between North Vietnam and the United States that led to a major escalation of U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.
• E. Marco Polo Bridge Incident
  The Marco Polo Bridge Incident was a 1937 armed clash between Japanese and Chinese troops near Beijing that escalated into full-scale war between Japan and China.
• F. None of above. chosen