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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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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Quemoy hasAlternativeName Chinmen Islands