List of wars involving the People's Republic of China
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The following is a List of wars and conflicts involving the People's Republic of China.
War | People's Republic of China and allies | Opponents | Result |
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Chinese Civil War (1927–1950)[a] |
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Victory (to the Communist Party)
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Battle of Chamdo (1950) |
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Victory |
Korean War (1950–1953) |
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Ceasefire
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First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954–1955) |
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Ceasefire
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Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958) |
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Ceasefire
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Tibetan Uprising (1959) |
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Victory
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China-Burma border Campaign (1960–1961) |
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Victory
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Sino-Indian War (1962) |
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Victory
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Chola Incident (1967) |
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Defeat
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Zhenbao Island Incident (1969) |
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Status quo ante bellum |
Vietnam War (1965-1969) |
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Withdrawal
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Sino-Vietnamese War (1979) |
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Both sides claim victory
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Sino-Vietnamese conflicts 1979–90 (1979-1990) |
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Status quo ante bellum
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Northern Mali conflict (2013-present) |
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Ongoing
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See also
- Other conflicts involving the People's Republic of China
- First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954)
- Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958)
- Sino-Soviet border conflict (1969)
- Battle of the Paracel Islands (1974)
- Sino-Vietnamese border conflicts (1979–1990)
- Johnson South Reef Skirmish (1988)
- Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (1995)
- Scarborough Shoal standoff (2012)
- China and People's Republic of China
- Relationships with neighboring countries
- Incorporation of Tibet into the People's Republic of China
- People's Republic of China–Indonesia relations
- People's Republic of China–India relations
- People's Republic of China–Japan relations
- People's Republic of China–Malaysia relations
- People's Republic of China–Mongolia relations
- People's Republic of China–North Korea relations
- People's Republic of China–Oceania relations
- People's Republic of China–Russia relations
- People's Republic of China–Singapore relations
- People's Republic of China–South Korea relations
- People's Republic of China–Nepal relations
- People's Republic of China–Vietnam relations
Notes
- ^ Although main fighting ceased in 1950, warfare with the Republic of China continued throughout the 1950s and 1960s with the
- Kuomintang Islamic insurgency in China (1950–1958)
- First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954–1955)
- Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958)
- Campaign at the China–Burma Border (1960–1961)
References
- ^ "Chinese army soldiers conduct first mission as peacekeepers in Mali 1612131 - Army Recognition". Armyrecognition.com. Retrieved 2014-02-11.
Further reading
- August 7, 1967: North Vietnam and People's Republic of China sign aid agreement. History Channel: This Day in History.
- Boland-Crewe, Tara and David Lea. (2005) [2002]. The Territories of the People's Republic of China. London: Europa Productions, Taylor & Francis. 1-85743-149-9.
- China. Encyclopædia Britannica.
- Economic Times Bureau. (December 20, 2009). "Wars that People's Republic of China fought". The Economic Times.
- Jun, Niu. (August 10, 2012). The birth of the People's Republic of China and the road to the Korean War. Origins. Eds. Melvyn P. Leffler and Odd Arne Westad. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge Histories Online. Cambridge University Press. DOI:10.1017/CHOL9780521837194.012
- Li, Dr. Xiaobing. (2012). China at War: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598844153.
- Lynch, Michael. (2010). The Chinese Civil War 1945-49. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84176-671-3.
- MacKerras, Colin and Donald Hugh McMillen, Andrew Watson. (editors). (2001) [1998]. Dictionary of the Politics of the People's Republic of China. Routledge. ISBN. 0-415-15450-2.
- Military Power of the People’s Republic of China, 2007. Department of Defense: Annual Report.
- October 1, 1949: Mao Zedong proclaims People's Republic of China. History Channel: This Day in History.
- Zhu, Zhiqun. (editor). (2011). The People's Republic of China Today: Internal and External Challenges. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. ISBN 981-4313-50-5.