14 Facts About Matsu Islands

1.

In contrast with Taiwan and Penghu, the Matsu Islands were not ceded to the Japanese Empire via the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895.

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2.

Matsu Islands were subsequently governed under the administration of Fukien Province of the ROC.

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3.

In July 1958, the PRC began massing forces opposite Kinmen and Matsu Islands and began bombarding them on 23 August, triggering the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.

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4.

Vice-President Nixon maintained that since Quemoy and Matsu Islands were in the "area of freedom", they should not, as a matter of principle, be surrendered to the Communists.

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5.

Senator, Saturday on television, you said that you had always thought that Quemoy and Matsu Islands were unwise places to draw our defense line in the Far East.

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6.

Now I think as far as Quemoy and Matsu Islands are concerned, that the question is not these two little pieces of real estate- they are unimportant.

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7.

Matsu Islands comprise 19 islands and islets, which include five major islands, which are Nangan, Dongju and Xiju, Beigan and Dongyin.

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8.

The shortest distance between Huangqi, Lianjiang County and the Matsu Islands is the shortest distance between China administered territory and territory in the ROC -administered Matsu Islands.

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9.

Matsu Islands are predominantly composed of Jurassic and Cretaceous intrusive granite and diabase.

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10.

Matsu Islands has four seasons: during winter it is cold and wet, during summer and spring it is foggy, and during autumn the weather is generally stable.

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11.

Matsu Islands are administered as Lienchiang County under the Fujian Provincial Government.

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12.

Matsu Islands are protected by the ROC Army Matsu Defense Command .

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13.

Matsu Islands, though named after the goddess Matsu Islands, is written with a different character that has a different tone.

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14.

In July 2012, Matsu Islands residents voted in favor of the establishment of casinos, which led to the prospect of gaming industries in the county and the passing of the Gaming Act .

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