The Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996 escalated with China's missile tests near Taiwan

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The Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996 escalated with China's missile tests near Taiwan

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"Perry notified Liu that there would be 'grave consequences' should Chinese weapons strike Taiwan -- words not spoken to China since the countries established diplomatic ties, and universally understood as code for a military response."
"Hours before, U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance craft and the cruiser USS Bunker Hill had monitored three Chinese M-9 ballistic missiles as they were rapid-fired from China's Huanan mountains toward Taiwan."

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The 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis prompted US military support for Taiwan.