At the entrance to the Temple

Day #111: Kinmen's military history

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July 29th 2013
Kinmen Island's fame in Taiwan stems from its involvement in the Chinese Civil War. Because it is so close to the coast of China - much closer than Taiwan island - it became a military reserve during the war and well into the 20th Century, and was heavily shelled and a constant political flashpoint between the Nationalists and Communists - at one point the USA threatened China with nuclear war ... read more

Asia » Taiwan

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more