TAIPEI >> Taiwan on Tuesday protested China’s boarding of a tourist boat, as tensions rise around the Kinmen archipelago, which lies a short distance off China’s coast but is controlled by Taiwan.

Remnants of military conflict surround Zhang Zhong Jie's cafe. The coffee shop sits within an abandoned military fortification, its entrance surrounded by rusting tanks. It's a scene the citizens of ...

KINMEN, Taiwan—Those who live on this tiny island joke that the Chinese mainland, just 3 miles away, is close enough that roosters crow to chickens on the other side. The Kinmen archipelago has been ...

Last month, China empowered its coast guard to board any vessels in waters it considers its own. That includes the waters around one Taiwanese island where residents have long been caught in the ...

Located just off of China’s coast, the island of Kinmen is vulnerable to Chinese economic domination. In August 2024, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visited Kinmen Island and declared, “We are no ...

A long-abandoned army tank on Oucuo Beach, Kinmen Island. Credit: Depositphotos Subscribe for ads-free reading As a China and Taiwan analyst, the so-called Kinmen issue has been on my mind, especially ...

Remnants of military conflict surround Zhang Zhong Jie's cafe. The coffee shop sits within an abandoned military fortification, its entrance surrounded by rusting tanks. Stream Connecticut News for ...

From top to bottom: Greater Kinmen Island (ROC/Taiwan), Lesser Kinmen Island (ROC/Taiwan), and Xiamen (PRC) as viewed from the air. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/ BreakdownDiode Subscribe for ads-free ...