Taiwanese Deportation Incident

Date: July 21, 1990 • Location: Beijing, China

The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.

The Republic of China Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of China (Taiwan), which is now based primarily on Taiwan and surrounding islands, but formerly governed mainland China prior to 1949. The armed forces comprise the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Military Police Force. The military operates under the civilian control of the Ministry of National Defense, a cabinet-level body overseen by the Legislative Yuan.