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October 17, 1958	CCP Central Committee Notice on the Current Situation in the Conflict with the United States The CCP Central Committee issues guidance on how the Party is navigating the struggle with the United States over Taiwan's future.
November 10, 1958	Premier Zhou Enlai’s Report on the Current Situation of Conflict and Our Current Tasks in the Taiwan Straits Region An internal speech given by Zhou Enlai during the 1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis.
November 11, 1958	Premier Zhou’s Report on the Current Situation and Conflict in the Taiwan Region and the Chinese People’s Tasks in the Anti-Imperialist Fight An internal speech given by Zhou Enlai during the 1958 Taiwan Straits Crisis.
October 25, 1958	Another Letter from the PRC Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Taiwanese Compatriots The PRC Minister of Defense urges the Nationalists in Taiwan to be careful and guard their authority from the Americans. He argues that the United States is trying to forcibly create "Two Chinas."
October 13, 1958	Orders from [PRC] Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Halt the Bombardment of Kinmen for Another Two Weeks The PRC Minister of Defense writes to members of the People's Liberation Army in Fujian province during the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, calling for them to stop shelling Kinmen and observe the situation. He argues that the United States should not interfere in China's Civil War.
October 6, 1958	Letter from the [PRC] Minister of Defense [Peng Dehuai] to Taiwanese Compatriots During the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, the PRC Minister of Defense urges the Nationalists to negotiate with the CCP, arguing that the Americans will eventually abandon them.
September 18, 1958	Vietnam and North Korea Ask that We Provide Materials and Maps on the Taiwan Area and Nearby Islands Vietnam and North Korea request information and maps about Taiwan from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
February 23, 1955	Cable from Huan Xiang, 'Indian Premier Nehru’s View on Resolving the Taiwan Issue'
1991	Memoirs, Chinese Finance Minister Bo Yibo, Excerpt on Preventing 'Peaceful Evolution' Former Finance Minister Bo recalls Mao's reaction to US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' policy toward China in 1958-1959, especially his statements about encouraging a "peaceful evolution" in the Communist system.
November 2, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai Mao sends a message to be broadcast to Taiwan warning that the shelling of Jinmen Island would continue on odd-numbered days.