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Sino-Taiwanese War
	Part of the Second Cold War, South China Sea Crisis, and the aftermath of the Chinese Civil War
	File:Taipei airstrike 2032.jpg File:Kaohsiung battle footage.jpg File:Yushan special forces.jpg File:Destroyed National Palace Museum.jpg File:Taiwanese refugees on boats 2033.jpg File:SMS operator Taipei 2034.jpg Clockwise from top left: Chinese missile strikes on Taipei, 2032; Urban fighting in Kaohsiung, 2033; Special Military Service (SMS) soldier during IAL counteroffensive; Refugees fleeing to Yonaguni, Japan, by sea; Destroyed National Palace Museum in Taipei; Republican special forces on Yushan, 2034;
Date	12 October 2028 – 3 May 2031; (3 years, 7 months and 6 days)
Location	Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, East China Sea, Luzon Strait
Result	Decisive Republican victory; Collapse of PRC puppet regime (Taiwan SAR); Establishment of the Republic of Taiwan
Territorial; changes	People's Liberation Army occupies majority of Taiwan; Chinese withdrawal by October 2034; Republic of Taiwan declared
Belligerents
China; Taiwan SAR (provisional regime, 2031–2034); PRC-aligned militias and informant networks;	Taiwanese Armed Forces (pre-2031); Republican Forces (2031–2034); Special Military Service; IAL Authority; Local resistance militias; United States (limited covert support); Japan (humanitarian and naval assistance);
Commanders and leaders
Xi Jinping (President of the PRC); Gen. Huang Chaohui (Military Governor of Taiwan SAR); Han Kuo-yu (Chief Executive of Taiwan SAR); Gen. Wei Fenghe (Central Military Commission); Vice Adm. Wu Shengli (PLAN Eastern Theater);	Gen. Cheng Tzeng-shih (Taiwanese Defense Forces); Cmdr. Yu Hsiao-lung (SMS); Minister Lin Chien-ting (IAL Chair, post-2032); Col. Hsu Yuying (Republican Forces); Adm. Arata Jinguji (Japan Maritime SDF liaison);
Strength
~900,000 personnel (in-theater) Template:Country data Taiwan SAR ~70,000 police, auxiliaries, and militia	~250,000 military personnel (initial) SMS: ~20,000 operators (peak strength) Resistance: Estimated 120,000 active fighters (2032–2034) United States: Classified covert support (estimated $5 billion in equipment)
Casualties and losses
	Civilian deaths: 230,000–320,000; Combatant deaths: PRC + SAR: ~170,000; Republican + SMS: ~88,000; ; Displaced civilians: Over 4 million (internal and external);

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