5 4 ▁bomb ard ment ▁of ▁the ▁Taiwan - adj acent ▁islands ▁prov oked ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁M ats zu - A mo i ▁cr ises , ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁Nik ita ▁K hr ush chev ’ s ▁statement ▁officially ▁announced ▁its ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁P RC . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Foreign ▁Minister ▁V y aches lav ▁Mol ot ov ▁expressed ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁regional ▁conflict ▁would ▁turn ▁into ▁a ▁major ▁war , ▁while ▁acc using ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁of ▁prov oking ▁the ▁conflict . ▁Not ▁long ▁before ▁the ▁crisis ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁Taiwan ’ s ▁coast ▁guard ▁captured ▁Soviet ▁oil ▁tank er ▁“ Tu ap se ,” ▁which ▁was ▁on ▁course ▁from ▁Od essa ▁to ▁Vlad iv ost ok . ▁Fort y - n ine ▁crew ▁members ▁were ▁arrested , ▁four ▁of ▁whom ▁later ▁managed ▁to ▁escape ▁and ▁returned ▁home . ▁The ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁Ten ▁Nations ▁Sum mit ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁issue ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁prec urs ors ▁of ▁the ▁later ▁S ino - S ov iet ▁split . ▁ ▁Un o fficial ▁contact ▁between ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁Taiwan ▁started ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁after ▁the ▁t endency ▁toward ▁a ▁US - P RC ▁rapp ro ch ement ▁had ▁become ▁obvious . ▁It ▁is ▁well ▁known ▁that ▁the ▁vis its ▁by