Word: nationalistheld
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Dates: during 1954-1954
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...Nationalist China, the treaty pledged that each will regard an attack on the other's territory in the West Pacific as "dangerous to its own peace and safety." For the Chinese Communist regime, it was a clear, unequivocal warning that an attack on Nationalistheld Formosa or the Pescadores will bring quick response by U.S. forces. Did it mean that a Communist attack on Formosa would touch off U.S. retaliation on the mainland of China? Said Secretary Dulles: "That would be a probable result...
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