List of wars involving the Republic of China

See also: List of Chinese wars and battles and List of wars involving the People's Republic of China

This is a list of wars involving the Republic of China.

Wars

War	ROC and allies	Opponents	Result	Casualties
National Protection War (1915–1916)	Republic of China	Empire of China	Victory Abdication of Yuan Shikai Fall of the Empire of China Start of the Warlord Era
World War I (1917–1918)	French Third Republic United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Russian Empire United States Republic of China (1912–49) Kingdom of Italy Empire of Japan Canada Australia New Zealand British Raj Union of South Africa Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Montenegro Kingdom of Romania Belgium Kingdom of Greece Portugal Brazil	German Empire Austria-Hungary Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Bulgaria	Victory End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers Establishment of the League of Nations
Russian Civil War (1918–1920)	White Movement France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States Republic of China (1912–49) Kingdom of Italy Empire of Japan Canada Australia India Union of South Africa Kingdom of Serbia Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Greece Czechoslovakia Poland Estonia	Russian SFSR Far Eastern Republic Latvian SSR Commune of Estonia Mongolian Communists	Withdrawal Allied withdrawal from Russia Bolshevik victory over White Army
Occupation of Mongolia (1919–1921)	China	Bogd Khanate of Mongolia Buryat-Mongolia White Movement	Withdrawal Mongolia occupied by China until 1921 when the Mongolian Revolution of 1921 occurred
Sino-Soviet Conflict (1929)	China	Soviet Union	Defeat Provisions of 1924 agreement upheld
Chinese Civil War (First Phase) (1927–1937)	Republic of China Kuomintang National Revolutionary Army	Communist Party of China Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army Chinese Soviet Republic Jiangxi–Fujian Soviet Fujian People's Government	Ceasefire Fighting suspended due to the war with Japan and World War II KMT and CPC form the Second United Front
Sino-Tibetan War (1930–1932)	China	Tibet	Victory Tibetan invasion repulsed Eastern Xikang falls under Chinese control
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria (1931–1932)	Republic of China (1912–1949)	Empire of Japan	Defeat Tanggu Truce Establishment of the Japanese puppet state Manchukuo
Soviet Invasion of Xinjiang (1934)	China	Soviet Union	Ceasefire Xinjiang divided in two
Islamic Rebellion in Xinjiang (1937)	China	Xinjiang Soviet Union	Defeat Establishment of the rule of Sheng Shicai's regime over the whole territory of Xinjiang province
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)	China	Japan	Victory Merged into World War II Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China China becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council Resumption of the Chinese Civil War
World War II (1939–1945)	United States Soviet Union United Kingdom Republic of China (1912–49) France Poland Canada Australia New Zealand British Raj Union of South Africa Kingdom of Yugoslavia Kingdom of Greece Denmark Norway Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg Czechoslovakia Brazil Mexico Ethiopian Empire Mongolian People's Republic	Nazi Germany Empire of Japan Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46) Kingdom of Romania Kingdom of Bulgaria Slovakia Croatia Finland Thailand Manchukuo Mengjiang	Victory Collapse of the Third Reich Fall of Japanese and Italian Empires Creation of the United Nations Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers Beginning of the Cold War
Chinese Civil War (Second Phase) (1945–1950)	Republic of China Kuomintang ROC Armed Forces	Communist Party of China Pre-PLA troops and militia People's Liberation Army	Defeat Communist Party of China takeover of mainland China and Hainan People's Republic of China established in mainland China Government of the Republic of China relocated to Taiwan

See also

• List of Chinese wars and battles
• List of wars involving the People's Republic of China
• List of wars involving Taiwan