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.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archipelago
ⓘ
territory of Taiwan ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Republic of China (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kinmen Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quemoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderProximity | very close to mainland China ⓘ |
| capital | Jincheng Township NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ChineseName | 金門群島 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | subtropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Republic of China Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of China ⓘ |
| countyName | Kinmen County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalControl | Republic of China since end of Chinese Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
First Taiwan Strait Crisis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Taiwan Strait Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Greater Kinmen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lesser Kinmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestIsland | Greater Kinmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localLanguages | Minnan (Hokkien) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taiwan Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Fujian Province, China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | heavily fortified during Cold War ⓘ |
| nationalAffiliationClaimedBy | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMainlandCity | Xiamen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | battlefield relics and military tunnels ⓘ |
| notableProduct | Kinmen Kaoliang liquor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableYear |
1954–1955 First Taiwan Strait Crisis shelling
ⓘ
1958 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis shelling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | Mandarin Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Fujian Province (Republic of China) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfDispute | Cross-Strait relations between PRC and ROC ⓘ |
| PRCAdministrativeClaim | part of Fujian Province (PRC, claimed) ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| sea |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of approaches to Xiamen
ⓘ
flashpoint in cross-strait relations ⓘ |
| timezone | National Standard Time (UTC+8) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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