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Residents on Taiwan's Front-Line Kinmen Islands Calm Amid China Tensions


Residents on Taiwan's Front-Line Kinmen Islands Calm Amid China Tensions
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Tensions between Taipei and Beijing have been heating up in the waters around Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands, which sit a few kilometers from the Chinese mainland. Residents have endured artillery barrages in the past and persistent military threats. Even so, many say they doubt conflict will reach their shore. VOA’s Elizabeth Lee explains.

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