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	Upto11.net - Wikipedia Article for Quemoy
		As part of Fukien, Quemoy was not colonised by Japan, as the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores were.
		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.upto11.net /generic_wiki.php?q=quemoy (525 words)

	Quemoy - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Quemoy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Quemoy: area 130 sq km/50 sq mi; Matsu: 44 sq km/17 sq mi; population (Quemoy and Matsu, 1996 est) 53,300.
		Chinmen, served by the port of Shui-t'ou on the southern coast, is the chief town.
		China claims Quemoy; the USA supported Taiwan until 1979, eight years after Taiwan had ceased to be a member of the United Nations.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Quemoy (187 words)

	Kinmen - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		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.
		The calligraphy of Chiang Kai-shek etched on a stone in Kinmen states, "forget not that you're in Jü" as an analogy to the Warring States Period where the State of Qi, cornered to the City of Ju, successfully counterattacked and retook his country from the State of Yan.
	en.wikipedia.4it.com.pl /wiki/Quemoy (681 words)

	Chinese Civil War - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In December 1949 Chiang proclaimed Taipei, Taiwan, the temporary capital of the Republic of China and continued to assert his government as the sole legitimate authority in China.
		By the end of the crisis, Quemoy had been struck with 500,000 artillery rounds and 3000 civilians and 1000 soldiers had been killed or wounded.
		Quemoy and Matsu were major campaign issues in the 1960 U.S. presidential election.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Chinese_Civil_War (3651 words)

	Second Taiwan Strait Crisis
		The military situation in the strait began to look more favorable for the Republic of China (ROC) in 1956 and 1957, a result of these improvements in the Nationalist forces due to US military assistance, and of the 1957 agreement between the United States and the Republic of China that placed Matador missiles on Taiwan.
		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.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/quemoy_matsu-2.htm (1516 words)

	China and Taiwan since 1945; Part 1
		While the air and artillery battles were raging over the Formosa Straits, the USA were attempting their best to reinforce the Nationalists.
		The final air battle of this crisis therefore occurred at low levels — and, it is perhaps the most interesting of all, then many reports about this engagement are meanwhile available from both sides about this engagement, which occurred on 10 October 1958, around 0730hrs, over the Matsu.
		Quemoy and Matsu were (and still are) with the Republic of China, but the PLAAF had taken control of its whole airspace.
	www.acig.org /artman/publish/printer_145.shtml (11106 words)

	Battle of Kuningtou - China-related Topics BA-BD - China-Related Topics
		The Battle of Kuningtou (古寧頭之役) was a battle fought over Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait during the Chinese Civil War in 1949.
		Of the 9,000 PLA troops that landed on Quemoy, roughly half were killed during the fighting while the remainder were taken prisoner.
		ROC Vice-President Annette Lu, who belongs to the pan-green camp, is quoted as having said that "At the Battle of Kuningtou, the two sides of the strait became two countries" (古寧頭大戰，兩岸變兩國).
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Battle_of_Kuningtou (489 words)

	First Taiwan Strait Crisis
		The Matsu and the Quemoy island group, situated in the Taiwan strait between the main island of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland, were the Nationalists first line of defense against the Communist Party of China and were highly fortified by Chiang.
		While the United States recognized Chiang's government as the sole legitimate government for all of China, President Harry Truman announced on January 5, 1950 that the United States would not become involved in the dispute of Taiwan Strait and would not intervene in the event of an attack by the PRC.
		Quemoy is the large red highlighted island group.
	libraryoflibrary.com /E_n_c_p_d_First_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis.html (3291 words)

	PRC-ROC Conflict Chronology: 1950-59
		The bombardment of Quemoy and Matsu islands by Chinese Communist forces ceases, an uneasy cease-fire settles in.
		Quemoy island is again bombarded by Communist artillery "blockade fire," preventing the resupply of the Nationalist military garrison and civilians.
		Indian Border troops are defeated by the Communist Chinese troops in subsequent battles.
	home.nycap.rr.com /mismedia/C_TChronology/chronopages/195059.html (544 words)

	Taiwan Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		A memorial tablet on the coast commemorates the battle, and the battlefield's entrance, built in the form of a Chinese city gate, is topped by a bronze statue of a heroic soldier.
		Inside the museum are 12 oil paintings by prominent artists depicting the battle, along with displays of other materials, documents, and photographs relating to the fighting and the victory that followed.
		The battle was known as the Ku Ning Tou Battle.
	www.asia-planet.net /taiwan/kinmen.htm (3458 words)

	Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04)
		Quemoy, Kinmen, or Chinmen (金門, pinyin: Jīnmén, POJ: Kim-mn̂g) is a small archipelago of several
		Mainland China and Quemoy was opened in 2002, and there has been extensive tourism development on the island in anticipation of Mainland tourists.
		Altogether, there are 37 Quemoy villages, Three of which -- all in Jhen -- are Li-village, the rest are Cun-villages.
	www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Quemoy.html (387 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/List of battles over Quemoy
		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.reference.com /browse/wiki/List_of_battles_over_Quemoy (308 words)

	Weekly Standard: "To start a War"
		The building confrontation is proving similar to the clashes of 1958, which featured air battles and attacks on offshore islands occupied by Taiwan.
		After the crisis of 1958, sporadic air battles continued into the early 1960s, but since then, China's air force has hardly ever ventured beyond the coastline of the strait.
		Just a few miles from the Chinese coast, Matsu and the island of Quemoy were subjected to artillery barrages starting in 1958 and continuing sporadically into the early 1960s.
	www.taiwandc.org /wstand-06.htm (1099 words)

	Jerome F. Keating's writings
		Friday October 21, by Jerome F. Keating Ph.D. October 25th, the anniversary date of the battle of Guningtou approaches and the small island of Kinmen once again is in the spotlight.
		Museums commemorating the 1949 Guningtou Battle and the August 23 Artillery Battle along with the military fortifications that dot the island bear witness to this warlike past.
		Kinmen, (Quemoy) was the impregnable gate guarding entry into the port of Xiamen, (Amoy).
	zen.sandiego.edu:8080 /Jerome/1129894344/index_html (1084 words)

	Chinese Civil War
		One of the decisive battles was the Huai Hai Campaign.
		The First Taiwan Straits crisis ended in March 1955 when the PLA ceased its bombardment, amid U.S. threats of escalation and use of nuclear weapons.
		Quemoy and Matsu were major campaign issues in the 1960 United States Presidential elections.
	www.tagate.com /wars/page/chinese_2.shtml (1414 words)

	Asia Times Online - News from greater China; Hong Kong and Taiwan
		Brutal battles between the forces of the ROC and the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) continued in the Battle of Quemoy at Kuningtou in 1949 and the Battle of Tachen Islands in 1954-55.
		During the Battle of the Taiwan Strait of August 23, 1958, the 7th Fleet re-entered the Taiwan Strait to support GMD forces against the PLA, because five years after the Korea armistice had been signed, GMD forces were again losing the initiative.
		After the Battle of the Taiwan Strait, although sporadic skirmishes and minor sea battles continued, tensions between the two sides of the unfinished civil war gradually eased and the frequency of direct military clashes subsided after 1965.
	www.atimes.com /atimes/China/FA29Ad03.html (3412 words)

	Kinmen Taiwan - Travel
		43,000) is a small archipelago of several islands administered by the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan: Greater Quemoy, Lesser Quemoy, and some islets.
		(The modern Mandarin transcription is "Chin-men" (Wade-Giles) or "Jinmen" (Pinyin).) As part of Fukien, Quemoy was not colonised by Japan, as the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores were.
		As part of Fukien, Quemoy was not colonised by Japan, as the island of Taiwan and the Pescadores were.
	www.traveltaiwanplus.com /Kinmen.html (532 words)

	AII POW-MIA - Quemoy and Matsu Islands
		The military situation in the strait began to look more favorable for the Republic of China (ROC) in 1956 and 1957, a result of these improvements in the Nationalist forces due to US military assistance, and of the 1957 agreement between the United States and the Republic of China that placed Matador missiles on Taiwan.
		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.
	www.aiipowmia.com /koreacw/twncrisisfas.html (1573 words)

	washingtonpost.com: What Democracy Needs: Real Races
		True enough, but the issues that were discussed in the three debates were certainly germane to people's lives: the war on terrorism and collaboration with allies; the expensive, inefficient health care system; and, not least, the distribution of the tax burden to finance our government.
		Compared with the arguments about a supposed missile gap or the defense of Quemoy and Matsu -- features of the storied Kennedy-Nixon campaign -- or such synthetic issues as the Pledge of Allegiance controversy of 1988, this was pretty serious stuff.
		Resolve not to let the defeat of your favorite candidate shatter your faith in America or turn you away from politics.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A10800-2004Oct29?language=printer (695 words)

	Why A Cold War Medal?
		US military personnel have been constantly engaged in the collection and analysis of intelligence from hostile regimes in Asia, and provided the essential support that has prevented full-scale resumption of hostilities in Korea.
		Quemoy and Matsu in the Taiwan strait were flash points, and US personnel were essential to containing communist China there.
		It was the day-in-day-out routine where a successful mission meant you returned safely to port after patrolling the coast of Communist China or North Korea, or landed safely after evading Soviet interceptors.
	www.coldwarveterans.com /why_a_cold_war_medal.htm (1597 words)

	Kinmen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Due to their previous political isolation, most residents will say they speak "Kinmenese", as opposed to what is universally reffered to as Taiwanese spoken in Taiwan, though the differences are arbitrary and the two "languages" are mutually intelligable.
		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 architechture, and beaches.
		Due to extensive shelling campaigns between the PRC and ROC, Kinmen is famous for it's "Artillery Shell Knives".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Quemoy (831 words)

	F-86F in Foreign Service
		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.
		In one air battle on September 24, 1958, Nationalist Sabres succeeded in destroying ten MiGs and scoring two probables without loss to themselves.
		According to a widely-reported story, during one of these air battles, one of the Sidewinders failed to explode when it struck the tail of a MiG.
	home.att.net /~jbaugher1/p86_12.html (2720 words)

	Dwight David Eisenhower
		Battle was the only sure measure of equipment, some of which proved inadequate, and of training and leadership.
		The essence of success was therefore to seek decisive battle with the German forces on the Continent.
		The final attack was to be a double envelopment of the Ruhr, followed by an exploitation into Germany with the direction to be determined according to the circumstances at that time.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/brochures/Ike/ike.htm (8185 words)

	Association for Asia Research- PLA Navy Operational Scenarios for Taiwan
		The key to any successful PLAN operation would include battles in areas east of Taiwan, stretching to the deep oceans in the West Pacific.
		Among the most likely military operations that the navy would mount are blockades around Taiwan and amphibious operations on the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu.
		If the Taiwanese military were indeed dispatched, the PLA could engage them in a major battle in a place of its own choosing.
	www.asianresearch.org /articles/2939.html (1517 words)

	Washingtonpost.com: China Special Report
		In 1954, China attacked the offshore island of Quemoy that Taiwan controlled.
		And in 1958, China launched another series of attacks on Quemoy and the island of Matsu.
		But after a number of bloody battles, the Mainland Chinese were forced to retreat.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/inatl/longterm/china/overview/taiwan.htm (784 words)

	Second Taiwan Strait Crisis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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.
		The PRC fired around 450,000 shells at the Quemoy islands in the conflict.
		A flsmith in Quemoy generally produces 60 cleavers from one bomb shell.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Second_Taiwan_Strait_Crisis (547 words)

	Chapter 26: The Army and the New Look
		The Korean War was to be regarded as an aberration and American land forces would not be committed again to fight conventional battles with the Communist hordes in Asia unless it became necessary in the national interest.
		During the remainder of the decade the debates over general versus limited war, nuclear versus conventional war, and various combinations thereof were waged in Congress, in the universities, and in printed media.
		While the word battles raged, the strategy of nuclear war had profoundly affected the conduct of American foreign policy and the posture of the U.S. armed forces.
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/books/amh/AMH-26.htm (7621 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).
		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.
	www.amazines.com /List_of_battles_over_Quemoy_related.html (550 words)

	A Great Wall
		The general sat quietly, his hair close cut gray and chest covered with battle ribbons arrayed across the army green of his uniform.
		Pentagon officials believed that holding onto Quemoy and Matsu was an anachronism of the Cold War.
		When he was younger, he had participated in the fierce battles within the Foreign Ministry during China's Cultural Revolution.
	partners.nytimes.com /books/first/t/tyler-wall.html (8940 words)

	Re: Fwd: CNN Breaking News
		The fleet helped Manchus expel Koxingans from Amoy and Quemoy off the coast of China, but failed to retake Formosa and Taywan.
		Manchus (Ch'ing Dynasty) Era 1683: Manchus (Tartars) lead by Shilang, a Koxinga's ex-officer, after a fierce sea battle in the area of Pescadores, annihilated the Kingdom of Taywan, and annexed western Taiwan to Chinese empire.
		Several battles were fought through the following spring.
	www.mail-archive.com /brin-l@cornell.edu/msg14160.html (866 words)

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