Arrests During Cold War in Asia

Date: February 2, 1963 • Location: Moscow, Russia

Cold War in Asia: 113 alleged communists were arrested and detained without trial by Singapore's security agencies.

The Asian Cold War was a major dimension of the global Cold War, shaping diplomacy and warfare from the mid-1940s to 1991. The primary countries involved were the United States, the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, South Korea, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Thailand, Laos, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaya (Malaysia), Sarawak (Malaysia), Indonesia, and Taiwan. In the late 1950s, the rift between China and the Soviet Union deepened, ultimately leading to the Sino-Soviet split, after which both nations competed for control of communist movements worldwide, particularly in Asia.