23 August 1958Second Taiwan Strait CrisisChiang Kai-Shek
Communist artillery begins intensive shelling of Kinmen, opening the major phase of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
Historical records for China in 1958, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Communist artillery begins intensive shelling of Kinmen, opening the major phase of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
Issues a joint communiqué with US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles emphasizing political principles rather than force as the principal means of mainland recovery.
Mao launches the "Great Leap Forward" (mass mobilization and collectivization of the farms to increase crop production and steel production
Relinquishes the foreign minister portfolio while remaining premier and a central figure in foreign policy.
A call to increase production of steel, electricity & coal by as much as a 3rd each yr
Appointed Marshal, no 1 of Chinas 19 Marshals
The co-operatives are merged into larger communes during the "great leap forward"
Directs diplomatic policy during renewed military tension in the Taiwan Strait.
Guides China's position as Sino-American ambassadorial contacts shift from Geneva to Warsaw.
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