The close proximity of the Kinmen Islands to mainland China has placed it on the frontline of several conflicts between the People's Republic and the Republic of China, meaning it could be the target ...

The family history of others stretches even further back, to before the civil war. Historically part of mainland China’s Fujian province, Kinmen has a distinct history from Taiwan’s main island.

Kinmen—heavily fortified and once shelled by Communist forces during the Cold War—became a flashpoint this month after a speedboat carrying four Chinese fishermen capsized in its waters while ...

"The status quo across the Taiwan Strait has changed significantly due to China's unilateral gray-zone tactics," a Taiwanese military expert told Newsweek.

Taiwan has a large military garrison on Kinmen, the scene of frequent fighting during the height of the Cold War, but Taiwan's coast guard patrols its waters.

A controversial proposal envisages removing all of Taiwan’s troops and military installations from Kinmen and turning the island into a setting for Beijing-Taipei talks aimed at de-escalating ...

Meet the Kinmen islanders who want a bridge, not a war John Mees/CNN Maestro Wu Tseng-dong turns the remains of Chinese artillery shells fired on Kinmen into kitchen knives for tourists.

The shadow of war has hung over these islands ever since Taiwan and mainland China split at the end of the Chinese civil war in the late 1940s. Kinmen, a near and easy target for the mainland’s ...