Jinmen County (administered by Taiwan, claimed by Quanzhou)

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Jinmen County is a group of strategically located offshore islands governed by Taiwan but geographically close to mainland China and historically linked to Fujian’s Quanzhou region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county-level division
island group
offshore islands
adminCenter Jincheng Township NERFINISHED
administeredBy Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED
belongsTo Fujian cultural sphere NERFINISHED
borderStatus frontline area in cross-strait relations
claimedBy People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
Quanzhou NERFINISHED
controlledBy ROC armed forces NERFINISHED
country Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED
crossStraitRole symbol of ROC presence near mainland
deFactoControl Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED
deJureClaim People's Republic of China NERFINISHED
distanceTo approximately 10 km from Xiamen (approximate)
economy sorghum liquor production
tourism
geographicallyCloseTo Quanzhou NERFINISHED
Xiamen NERFINISHED
governanceType local government under ROC central government
governedAs county of Fujian Province (ROC)
hasAlternativeName Kinmen County NERFINISHED
Quemoy NERFINISHED
hasCulturalLink Quanzhou dialect and customs
hasFeature fortifications from Cold War era
military tunnels
hasMajorIsland Greater Kinmen NERFINISHED
Lesser Kinmen NERFINISHED
Lieyu NERFINISHED
historicalAffiliation Quanzhou region NERFINISHED
historicallyLinkedTo Quanzhou NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Minnan NERFINISHED
historicalStatus part of Fujian under imperial China
language Southern Min NERFINISHED
locatedIn Taiwan Strait NERFINISHED
locatedNear mouth of Jiulong River
locatedOffCoastOf Fujian Province NERFINISHED
militaryHistory site of artillery duels in the 1950s
partOf Fujian Province (ROC) NERFINISHED
seatOfGovernment Jincheng Township NERFINISHED
separatedFrom mainland China
strategicImportance control of approaches to Xiamen
symbolic importance in cross-strait disputes
strategicLocation offshore from Xiamen
timezone National Standard Time (Taiwan) NERFINISHED
usedAs military outpost

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Quanzhou hasCounty Jinmen County (administered by Taiwan, claimed by Quanzhou)
Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor ownership Jinmen County (administered by Taiwan, claimed by Quanzhou)
this entity surface form: Kinmen County Government (via Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor Inc.)