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 ...

Kinmen authorities estimated that up to a million shells landed on the islands during the Cold War. Related article Tanks, propaganda and tourists: Welcome to Kinmen County, 'Taiwan's DMZ' ...

Sitting on the front line between Taiwan and China, Kinmen is the last place where the two engaged in major fighting, in 1958 at the height of the Cold War.

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 ...

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 ...

Wu’s knives have grown to become one of the most sought-after souvenirs in Kinmen among tourists from both Taiwan and mainland China. CNN values your feedback 1.

Kinmen, Taiwan (CNN) — As the sun sets over Taiwan’s Kinmen islands, the neon lights of mainland China dazzle in the distance just 2.5 miles away. Yet as striking as the lights on the horizon ...

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 ...