# List of wars involving Taiwan

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This is a list of wars involving Taiwan.
Taiwan has been ruled by various regimes throughout its history. Since 1945, the Republic of China controls the island.

## Wars involving Taiwan

    Military victory
    Defeat
    Indecisive or unclear outcome
    Ongoing conflict
| War | Combatant 1 | Combatant 2 | Result |
| Japanese colonial rule (1895–1945) ||||
| Japanese invasion of Taiwan (1895) | Formosa | Japan | Defeat Annexation of Formosa |
| Beipu uprising (1907) | Hakka Saisiyat | Japan | Defeat Marked a new phase in armed Taiwanese resistance. |
| Tapani incident (1915) | Tai Republic Han Taiwanese Taiwanese aborigines | Japan | Defeat The incident was the last major armed resistance organised by Han Taiwanese militia during the Japanese rule. The transition of Taiwanese resistance turned into the peaceful political movement demanding a devolved Taiwanese parliament. |
| Musha Incident (1930) | Tkdaya | Japan Toda Truku (Taroko) | Defeat Seediq land was given to the Truku (Taroko) and Toda by the Japanese after the incident. |
| Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) | China  United States Soviet Union Britain | Japan Reorganized National Government Manchukuo Mengjiang Provisional Government Reformed Government East Hebei | Victory Merged into World War II Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China China becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. China regains control of Taiwan and the Pescadores. Resumption of the Chinese Civil War |
| Republic of China (1945–present) ||||
| Chinese Civil War (second phase) (1945–1949) | Republic of China Kuomintang ROC Armed Forces | Chinese Communist Party Pre-PLA troops and militia People's Liberation Army | Defeat Chinese Communist Party takeover of mainland China and Hainan People's Republic of China established in mainland China Government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan |
| First Taiwan Strait Crisis (1954–1955) | Taiwan United States | China | Ceasefire Chinese withdrawal, status quo ante bellum. 567 troops killed |
| Second Taiwan Strait Crisis (1958) | Taiwan United States | China | Ceasefire China ceases bombardment. 440 troops killed |
| Communist insurgency in Thailand (1965–1983) | Thailand Taiwan (until July 1967) United States Malaysia | Communist Party of Thailand Pathet Lao Khmer Rouge (until 1978) Malayan Communist Party | Withdrawal before war's conclusion Thai government victory Amnesty declared on 23 April 1980 by the Thai government Order 66/2523 signed by Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda Communist insurgency is defeated in 1983 |
| Third Taiwan Strait Crisis (1995–1996) | Taiwan United States | China | Stalemate China ceases bombardment. |