They crowd the beaches of this offshore Taiwanese island just 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the Chinese coast, tens of thousands of anti-personnel land mines meant to deter an invasion from rival China.
They were first planted back in the 1950s when this tiny beachhead _ also known as Quemoy _ was subjected to frequent Chinese shelling, and war was a constant threat.
But now, the Taiwanese military has begun clearing the mines to turn the former battlefield into a tourist resort with more than a dozen kilometers (8 miles) of pristine beaches[/quote]
By lining the beaches with tourist the DPP are just giving Kinmen away to the PRC. What’s to deter an invasion now? VP Lu in a 2 piece bikini?
[quote=“ac_dropout”]Notice there are no PRC paratrooper on Kinmen (Jinmen). I think the KMT put the landmines there prior to the Princess Di campaign against them
Seriously though. If the DPP want to provoke PRC over the Strait Issue, doesn’t it seem wise to at least have some sort of deterrent against invasion?
Unless the plan is to be invaded in hopes that somebody else will save Taiwan.
Whatever the case maybe, the DPP are clueless on this matter.[/quote]
Defending islets in the increasingly foul east china sea is not a wise move, especially given the islanders are quite clear they don’t want to be defended from their brethren across the Strait.
Make money from tourism. Smart. Spend money defending those who don’t see the PRC as the enemy. Dumb.
Because Penghu is right off the coast of Tainan. I’ll try not to shed too many tears when the PLA go after CSB house and relatives in Tainan from Penghu.
Since the dumbass decided to remove all the deterrents on Kinmen, allowing the PLA to leapfrog onto Taiwan.
The DPP want to give Jinmen and Mazu back to the mainland. The islands are an embarassment to the Taiwan independence movement because they are part of Fujian Province - and that is why the communists are determined to let the islands remain under Taiwanese control.
The whole Taiwan include Jinmen and Mazu is part of the Fujian Province if you look back at the history. For all the nuisances created by the independence movement, the chance of them achieving their own selfish objective, is fortunately dim.
Taiwan does not include Jinmen and Mazu[/quote]
Whether it’s part of Taiwan or not is immaterial, but the whole Taiwan still belongs to China.
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2. There is a difference between “was” and “is”. Taiwan ceased to be a part of Fujian and became a separate province in 1887.[/quote]
Thanks for your updates that Taiwan was a separate province in 1887 (some buffoons have been denying that Taiwan was never ruled by China, yeah not a single day). Until then, China (the owner of the land) is still legally and morally rights to claim Taiwan. Not that I know, China falsefully claim Vietnam or Korea even though both of them were once under the rule of China. The only justification is to ensure that Taiwan has its own rights to rule the island, within the common aspirations of both people across the strait.
So I am telling the truth all the while that Taiwan was and is still part of the whole China.
[quote=“ac_dropout”]Because Penghu is right off the coast of Tainan. I’ll try not to shed too many tears when the PLA go after CSB house and relatives in Tainan from Penghu.
Since the dumbass decided to remove all the deterrents on Kinmen (Jinmen), allowing the PLA to leapfrog onto Taiwan.[/quote]
Hmmm…you’re not getting it are you? Given how narrow the straights are and given the range of modern arms, you couldn’t put anything there until the other side was supressed. At that point it’s moot.
“Disagree about the military importance of Penghu.
If the PRC takes Penghu, Taiwan has no chance of resistance.”
A student of Alexander the Great, Hannibal or Eisenhower?