Talk:Third Taiwan Strait Crisis

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I've sometimes seen the PRC build-up of forces in Fujian opposite Taiwan in June 1962 referred to as the "Third Taiwan Straits Crisis." I assume however, from this page, that the term is now commonly used to mean the events of the mid-90s. Perhaps someone else knows enough about this to perhaps make a reference to these events here or on a new page. Seanie 14:51, 21 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] million = billion?

The current article says the stock market dropped by a third, losing $10 million. And later, the economy lost $18 million. Surely these are measured in billions, not millions?

[edit] Territorial Waters?

I was under the impression that territorial waters extended 12 nautical miles (just under 14 statute miles), and this is certainly supported by the territorial waters article. Surely, therefore, the figure for 25-35 miles away from Keelung or Kaohsiung either points to a contradiction or a poor illustration (that is, those provinces are not within 12 miles of where the missiles went, but some other point within the ROC-controlled territory is).

Is it possible to say which is the case? Either way, I would recommend that this point (whose importance with regards to the subject could hardly be overstated) be either corrected or better illustrated. --DukeTancred 10:31, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quality?

I noticed there are spelling errors right in the intro (e.g. "allegely" several times)... not very encouraging for the rest of the article. If someone has time, he/she should go through and look for other errors. I didn't change them so that you could see them problems. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.41.28.140 (talk) 01:40, 12 December 2006 (UTC).

Lee stopped at Honolulu on his way to Central America, not South Africa (make no sense). Also, USS Independence was also involved, but not mentioned in this article. $USD 18 million seem incredibly small. The article is poor on facts.