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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.
September 27, 1958	Letter, Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union to the Chinese Communist Party, on the Soviet Union's Readiness to Provide Assistance to China in the Event of an Attack In the wake of the Taiwan Strait Crisis, the Soviet Union promises to intervene in the event of a nuclear attack on China from the United States.
November 2, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Zhou Enlai, Chen Yi, Huang Kecheng Mao suggests resuming the bombardment of Jinmen Island on November 3, 1958.
October 5, 1958	Letter, Mao Zedong to Huang Kecheng and Peng Dehuai Mao sends instructions for a temporary cease to the shelling of Jinmen Island.
October 5, 1958	Meeting Minutes, Zhou Enlai’s Conversation with S.F. Antonov on the Taiwan Issue (excerpt) Speaking with Soviet Charge d'Affaires Antonov, Zhou Enlai analyzes the American response to the Chinese bombing of Jinmen Island.
September 10, 1958	Telegram, Mao Zedong to Ho Chi Minh Mao informs Ho Chi Minh that he should not be concerned by the Chinese bombardment of Jinmen Island, as "the Americans are afraid of fighting a war."
September 8, 1958	Speech, Mao Zedong at the Fifteenth Meeting of the Supreme State Council (excerpt) Mao speaks about the strategy behind the bombardment of nationalist-controlled Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait, stating that Taiwan is a "is a steel noose and it ties America’s neck."
September 5, 1958	Speech, Mao Zedong at the Fifteenth Meeting of the Supreme State Council (excerpt) Mao Zedong speaks about American foreign policy and the tense international situation following the Chinese decision to begin shelling Jinmen Island in the Taiwan Strait.
November 29, 1958	Memorandum of Conversation of the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Yi, at Dinner in the Soviet Embassy in Honor of the Ambassadors of the Socialist Countries in China, 8 November 1958 The Chinese Minister of Foreign affairs, Chen Yi, proclaims that the PRC and Chinese communist party are organizing the completion of the “great leap” of economic construction in China, thanks to the aid of the USSR and other socialist countries. He notes that the USA is not as strong as it seems, the relationship between the PRC and the USSR is growing stronger, and visits to China by ambassadors of the socialist countries are highly encouraged.