Chinmen Islands

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The Chinmen Islands, also known as Quemoy, are a group of strategically significant Taiwanese-controlled islands located just off the coast of mainland China, long noted as a flashpoint in cross-strait relations.

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Chinmen Islands canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
territory of Taiwan
administeredBy Republic of China (Taiwan)
alsoKnownAs Kinmen Islands
Quemoy
borderProximity very close to mainland China
capital Jincheng Township
ChineseName 金門群島
climate subtropical monsoon climate
controlledBy Republic of China Armed Forces
country Republic of China
countyName Kinmen County
linked to: Kinmen
defensiveRole frontline against mainland China during Cold War
demilitarizationTrend increasing tourism and civilian development
distanceToMainland a few kilometers from Fujian coast
economy services
tourism
governedAs county-level division of the Republic of China
governingBody Kinmen County Government
historicalControl Republic of China since end of Chinese Civil War
historicalEvent First Taiwan Strait Crisis
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
includes Greater Kinmen
Lesser Kinmen
Lieyu
largestIsland Greater Kinmen
linked to: Kinmen
localLanguages Minnan (Hokkien)
linked to: Hokkien
locatedIn Taiwan Strait
locatedOffCoastOf Fujian Province, China
linked to: Fujian
militaryStatus heavily fortified during Cold War
nationalAffiliationClaimedBy People's Republic of China
nearestMainlandCity Xiamen
notableFeature battlefield relics and military tunnels
notableProduct Kinmen Kaoliang liquor
notableYear 1954–1955 First Taiwan Strait Crisis shelling
1958 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis shelling
officialLanguage Mandarin Chinese
partOf Fujian Province (Republic of China)
partOfDispute Cross-Strait relations between PRC and ROC
PRCAdministrativeClaim part of Fujian Province (PRC, claimed)
region East Asia
sea East China Sea
South China Sea
strategicImportance control of approaches to Xiamen
flashpoint in cross-strait relations
timezone National Standard Time (UTC+8)

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Quemoy hasAlternativeName Chinmen Islands