Island of Quemoy on Front Line of China-Taiwan War of Nerves

Chicago Sun-Times | March 6, 1996| | Copyright

QUEMOY, Taiwan Stopped by a passerby in Quemoy, the soldier was all smiles, thinking he was being asked for directions.

But his smile vanished when he was queried about the mounting tensions with China. "Please, don't ask me this," he said. "This is just too sensitive now."

Perhaps he feared being overheard by unfriendly neighbors. China is just 1.4 miles across the water from the island of Quemoy, Taiwan's front line in the war of nerves being waged by Beijing.

Tensions shot up again Tuesday with China's announcement that it plans to test-fire another batch of missiles Friday off ...

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