In August 1954, Chiang Kai-shek deployed thousands of troops to the Quemoy and Matsu islands in the Taiwan Strait after President Dwight Eisenhower lifted the U.S. navy blockade of Taiwan in 1953.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Council on Foreign Relations
  U.S.-China Relations

Sources

• U.S.-China Relations www.cfr.org Council on Foreign Relations via serper

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