How America Stopped a Chinese Takeover of Taiwan in the 1950s
The United States warned that it was considering using nuclear weapons to defend the Nationalist government.
Sébastien Roblin holds a master’s degree in conflict resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.
This article first appeared in 2017 and is being republished due to reader interest.
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