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	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The ensuing battles between the communists and these former Japanese puppet regime warlords who rejoined Kuomintang resulted mostly in communist victories, exactly like Chiang and his followers had predicted, and their attempt to greatly reduce the problem of warlords that plagued China for so long resulted in success.
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	Battle of Kuningtou at AllExperts
		The Battle of Kuningtou (å¤å¯§é ä¹å½¹) was a battle fought over Quemoy (Kinmen) in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
		The PLA planned to attack Quemoy by launching a first attack with 9,000 troops to establish a beachhead, before landing a second force of roughly 10,000 on Greater Quemoy Island, expecting to take the entire island in three days from an ROC garrison not expected to be larger then two divisions.
		The battle is seen as being highly significant in Taiwan as it laid the foundation for the current status quo between mainland China and Taiwan.
	en.allexperts.com /e/b/ba/battle_of_kuningtou.htm (1052 words)

	Kinmen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The island was a military preserve until the mid-1990s when it was returned to civilian government and travel to and from Taiwan was allowed.
		Because of its military situation, development on Quemoy was extremely limited and it is now a popular weekend tourist destination for Taiwanese and is known for its quiet villages and beaches.
		Direct travel between mainland China and Quemoy was opened in 2002, and there has been extensive tourism development on the island in anticipation of Mainland tourists.
	en.encyclopediahome.com /wiki/Kinmen (559 words)

	People's Liberation Army Encyclopedia Article @ Detestable.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The CMC exercises leadership over the military regions, the Navy and the Air Force and the Second Artillery through the four general departments.
		The PLA is also building a aircraft carrier battle group to secure energy lines in the South China Sea, but thus far Beijing has denied that it is actively working on a carrier program.
		The decision was made after the United States threatened the use of nuclear weapons against the PRC should it take action against Quemoy and Matsu, coupled with the lack of interest of the Soviet Union for using its nuclear weapons in defense of China.
	www.detestable.net /encyclopedia/People's_Liberation_Army (5939 words)

	Kinmen
		Because of its military situation, development on Quemoy was extremely limited and it is now a popular weekend tourist destination for Taiwanese and is known for its quiet villages and beaches.
		Direct travel between Mainland China and Quemoy was opened in 2002, and there has been extensive tourism development on the island in anticipation of Mainland tourists.
		Lieyu Township encompasses the entire Lesser Quemoy Island, and is closest to Xiamen.
	www.ufaqs.com /wiki/en/ki/Kinmen.htm (447 words)

	People's Liberation Army Summary
		In 1979, the PLA fought Vietnam over a border skirmish in the Sino-Vietnamese War.
		There has been much speculation that the PLA would build a aircraft carrier battle group to secure energy lines in the South China Sea, but thus far Beijing has denied that it is actively working on a carrier program.
		The decision was made after the United States threatened the use of nuclear weapons against the PRC should it take action against Quemoy and Matsu, coupled with the lack of interest of the Soviet Union for using its nuclear weapons in defense of China.
	www.bookrags.com /People's_Liberation_Army (4892 words)

	AII POW-MIA - Quemoy and Matsu Islands
		Chinese patrol boats blockaded Quemoy and Matsu against Chinese Nationalist resupply efforts This was accompanied by an aggressive propaganda assault on the United States, threats against American naval ships, and a declaration of intent to "liberate" Taiwan.
		Quemoy, which lies about 10 kilometres from the mainland, had been used by the Nationalists to mount raids on mainland China.
		If the Chinese discussed with Khrushchev their concern over developments in the strait and their objectives regarding the offshore islands, it is likely that he recommended caution (although in his memoirs Khrushchev states that he was in favor of liquidating the islands in preparation for an attack on Taiwan itself).
	www.aiipowmia.com /koreacw/twncrisisfas.html (1573 words)

	Fix French Bibliography
		The second is a list of Chinese geographical terms, and the third is a small French-Formosan vocabulary chart and a note on the "keng," a Chinese measure for distance on the sea, and its relation to other types of measurements.
		Klaproth lists the names of a wide range of plants native to or grown on the western plains and finishes by saying that the island lacks cotton and silk.
		He includes two charts: one lists the taxes given by those under Chinese control to the Qing government and the amounts of wheat [rice?] and gold [silver?] that the Chinese pay the governors of their island; the second list details the number of soldiers and ships stationed on the island.
	academic.reed.edu /formosa/texts/FrenchTexts.html (7486 words)

	Quemoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Due to their previous political isolation, most residents will say they speak "Kinmenese", as opposed to "Taiwanese" as it is commonly called in Taiwan, though the differences are arbitrary and the two dialects are mutually intelligible.
		Because of its military situation, development on Quemoy was extremely limited and it is now a popular weekend tourist destination for Taiwanese and is known for its quiet villages, old-style architecture, and beaches.
		List of cities in the Republic of China (Taiwan)
	www.cheguevara.co.za /wiki/Quemoy (1063 words)

	Third Taiwan Strait Crisis information - Search.com
		The PRC government was furious over the US’s policy reversal and resorted to military intimidation.
		Over 70 percent of commercial shipping passed through the targeted ports, which were disrupted by the proximity of the tests.
		On March 8, the U.S. announced that it was deploying the Independence carrier battle group (CVBG), already stationed in the western Pacific, to international waters near Taiwan.
	webshots.search.com /reference/Third_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis (1069 words)

	People's Liberation Army - Article from FactBug.org - the fast Wikipedia mirror site
		The motivation for this was that a massive land invasion by Russia is no longer seen as a major threat, and the new threats to the PRC are seen to be a declaration of independence by Taiwan, possibly with assistance from the United States, or a confrontation over the Spratly Islands.
		In addition, the economic center of gravity of mainland China has shifted from the interior to the coastal regions and the PRC is now more dependent on trade than it has been in the past.
		The PRC also has decided not to engage in new nuclear cooperation with Iran (even under safeguards), and will complete existing cooperation, which is not of proliferation concern, within a relatively short period.
	www.factbug.org /cgi-bin/a.cgi?a=66890 (3014 words)

	Reed&Wright: Chronology of U.S. Military Combat;
		Over the next hundred and ten years our soldiers, in particular our Marines, who are almost always vastly outnumbered and trekking deep into territory unknown to them, compile, by the standards of the time and place, a record of honor, stalwartness, and bravery.
		Over the next year, both the U.S. and Mexico move forces into position, staking out claims to not just Texas, but all of what is now California, New Mexico, Nevada, and, in fact, much of the American southwest.
		Over and over, representatives of native tribes negotiated in earnest across from white men who, even in the rare cases that they were personally honorable, would still never ever keep the terms of their agreements.
	www.reedandwright.net /RnWchronomil.htm (14843 words)

	List of battles over Quemoy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The mainland Chinese city of Xiamen is within shelling distance of the small island of Quemoy (or Kinmen).
		As one of the front line islands between the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China, ROC-occupied Quemoy has seen many battles and tensions between the two throughout the Cold War.
		The phrase "Quemoy and Matsu" became part of U.S. politics in the 1960 Presidential election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_battles_over_Quemoy (311 words)

	Algorithm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Kinmen (; Taiwanese_language#Scripts_and_orthographies : Kim-mn̂g; also romanized Quemoy from Min-nan (in early Spanish romanization); literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate"), located at 24.44N, 118.33E, is a small archipelago of several island s administered by the Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan : Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some islet s.
		Kinmen County is subdivided into six township (Taiwan) : All those townships on Greater Quemoy Island start their names with Jin ("gold").
		According to Heimskringla, Tore and his men led the line against the king's army at the Battle of Stiklestad.
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	Henderson
		Major Henderson was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism at the historic Battle of Midway, one of the decisive battles of history in which the leadership of the fleet commander and the valor of a handful of pilots changed the course of the war.
		Highlights of this phase of her service include protection of the Quemoy Islands from Communist aggression in September 1954, relief of Ceylonese flood victims in January 1958, and important fleet and individual exercises during her periods at sea.
		Over the next four months she supported attack carrier operations and conducted more shore bombardment assignments.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/h4/henderson-ii.htm (1629 words)

	Britain.tv Wikipedia - F-86
		The Soviets and their allies periodically contested air superiority in MiG Alley, a hotbed for air-to-air combat near the mouth of the Yalu River (the boundary between Korea and China).
		The first notable air engagement over East Pakistan was the Battle of Boyra where, according to Indian claims, 4 Gnats downed 3 Sabres.
		During these battles, the Nationalist Sabres introduced a new element into aerial warfare--many of them were carrying a pair of early model AIM-9 Sidewinder infrared-homing air-to-air missiles on underwing launching rails.
	www.britain.tv /wikipedia.php?title=F-86 (3762 words)

	A Great Wall
		Shalikashvili, the four-star general whose easy wit and pragmatism had won recognition during the Persian Gulf War, had prepared a graphic presentation in the binder that was in front of the president.
		Pentagon officials believed that holding onto Quemoy and Matsu was an anachronism of the Cold War.
		Over the next two weeks, as the Independence steamed in circles far out at sea, hosting a series of landing parties from the American news media based in Tokyo, the Nimitz raced out of the Persian Gulf, trying to reach the western Pacific before the March 23 presidential elections.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/t/tyler-wall.html (8940 words)

	Dwight D. Eisenhower: a centennial bibliography
		Over the next nine months, the United States became involved in the crisis to the point of possible nuclear war.
		But, Chang points out, in the case of the crisis over Communist Chinese claims to and the bombardment of the islands of Quemoy and Matsu, Eisenhower's leadership was neither skillful nor steady and brought the United States to the brink of nuclear war.
		A declassified version of that draft was the basis of this article, which is a history of the continuing crisis over Quemoy and Matsu that flared up in 1954 and 1958 and how Eisenhower and Dulles astutely assessed events and deftly worked to keep from getting involved in a war.
	www.cgsc.army.mil /carl/resources/csi/Snoke/SNOKE.asp (17202 words)

	Kinmen - Article about Kinmen
		Kinmen (; POJ: Kim-mn̂g; also romanized Quemoy from Southern Min (in early Spanish romanization); literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate"), located at 24.44N, 118.33E, is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan: Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some islets.
		Direct travel was suspended in 2003 as a result of the SARS outbreak, but has since resumed.
		Altogether, there are 37 Quemoy villages, Three of which -- all in Jhen (鎮, Zhen) -- are Li-village (里), the rest are Cun-villages (村).
	yawiki.org /proc/Kinmen (490 words)

	ICONS: Spring 2001 Country Backgrounds
		Continued court battles over his legal standing, as well as the release of U.S. CIA documents related to his tenure, have increased the stakes for any potential trials that may occur.
		Over the next 47 years, Estonia resisted Soviet occupation through active and symbolic means, including armed attacks and protests.
		Over the last decade, Sweden has been very active in investing in Eastern Europe, including efforts to stabilize these economies during their transitions from centrally-planned economies to market economies.
	www.icons.umd.edu /current/hs/scenario/b_01shs1.htm (5486 words)

	LIST OF BATTLES OVER QUEMOY Articles The mainland Chinese city of Xiamen
		The mainland Chinese city of Xiamen is within shelling distance of the small island of Quemoy (or Kinmen).
		The phrase "Quemoy and Matsu" became part of U.S. politics in the 1960 Presidential election.
		During the debates, both candidates, Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy pledged to use U.S. force if necessary to protect the Republic of China from invasion from the mainland, the People's Republic of China, which the U.S. did not at that time recognize as a legitimate government.
	www.amazines.com /List_of_battles_over_Quemoy_related.html (509 words)

	China's Threats to Taiwan Challenge U.S. Leadership in Asia
		Reports of a pending deal in which China may buy over 70 advanced Russian SU-27 Flanker fighters, which will entail co-production of this aircraft, indicate the PLA coul d have over 100 of this type in about five years.
		Over the last decade, Deng's economic reforms have produced double-digit economic growth and ex- panded economic freedom.
		A naval blockade also could lead to air battles, and the U.S. should be prepared to advance delivery of F- l6s and, more important, to resupply combat missile stocks.
	www.heritage.org /Research/AsiaandthePacific/asb139.cfm (5201 words)

	F-86 - Thagodz Wiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		During these battles, the Nationalist Sabres introduced a new element into aerial warfare — under a secret effort designated Operation Black Magic, the US Navy had provided the ROC with the AIM-9 Sidewinder, its first infrared-homing air-to-air missile, which was just entering service with the United States.
		In one month of air battles over Quemoy and Matsu, Nationalist pilots tallied a score of no less than 29 MiGs destroyed and eight probables, against a loss of two F-84Gs and no Sabres.
		The first notable air engagement over East Pakistan was the Battle of Boyra where, according to Indian claims, 4 Gnats downed 3 Sabres.
	www.thagodz.com /search/wiki/?title=F-86 (4056 words)

	Connecting the Dots
		After controlling the House for all but two Congresses in over sixty years, and controlling the Senate for all but five, it was easy to think of Democratic control of Congress as the natural state of things, like Cheerios being round, or the Pope's being Catholic.
		And even after the Republicans won the House in 1994, the closeness of their margins—never over twenty-six seats and often smaller, compared with Democratic margins of seventy to a hundred when they were in control—encouraged Democrats to think that perhaps their majority status had just stepped out, and would soon be back.
		To keep breadth from becoming vagueness, each provision listed two or three specific kinds of things that should be done to further the goal—like increasing the Social Security earnings limit, decreasing capital gains taxes, and limiting punitive damages—to keep breadth from.
	blogs.salon.com /0003437 (6122 words)

	Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
		In 1954, PRC began firing artillery at both the islands of Quemoy and Matsu focusing most of the attack on Quemoy.
		The question of "Matsu and Quemoy" became an issue in the 1960 American Presidential election when Richard Nixon accused John F. Kennedy of being unwilling to commit to using nuclear weapons if the People's Republic of China invaded the Nationalist outposts.
		A flsmith in Quemoy generally produces 60 cleavers from one bomb shell.
	www.cashflowrealdeals.com /reference/Second_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis.html (580 words)

	Kinmen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Kinmen (Chinese: 金門; pinyin: JīnmГ©n; Wade-Giles: Chin-men; POJ: Kim-mn̂g; also romanized Quemoy from Northern Min; literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate") is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan: Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some islets.
		However, direct travel was suspended in 2003 as a result of the SARS outbreak.
		Taichung County, Sept. 30 (CNA) A statue of Matsu, the goddess of the sea whose from a shrine located in southern Tachia township, has returned to Taichung County via Kinmen after making a pilgrimage to her original home of Meichou island in Fujian, southern China.
	www.governpub.com /Capitals-K/Kinmen.php (1121 words)

	Kinmen - China-related Topics KI-KL - China-Related Topics
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		Kinmen (zh-cpwc=金門p=Jīnm??nw=Chin-men; Taiwanese_language#Scripts_and_orthographiesPOJ: Kim-mn̂g; also romanized Quemoy from Min BeiNorthern Min; literally "Golden Door" or "Golden Gate") is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan: Greater Quemoy (大金門), Lesser Quemoy (小金門), and some islets.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Kinmen (639 words)

	ocp28
		Over the same period, as the world situation changed, Beijing’s analysts concluded that reduced superpower influence meant that there was increased probability of small-scale wars flaring up along China’s periphery.
		"This list does not differ markedly from a Russian document purporting to represent an official ‘wish list’ of items China would like to procure from Russia." Think tanks in Beijing are also studying the problem and making recommendations to their constituents in the government and military.
		Over the past couple of decades the modern version of Chinese "self-strengthening" has been the reliance on reverse-engineering foreign weapons systems.
	www.fas.org /nuke/guide/china/doctrine/ocp28.htm (12323 words)

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