After the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) leader Chiang Kai-shek retreated to Taiwan in 1949, the Matsu islands—together with Kinmen farther south—became known as the Republic of China’s “frontline islands,” the northern anchor of an offshore defence chain just a few kilometres from the Communist-held mainland. ALSO ON HKFP Factwire: CCTV installed in classrooms at two Hong … Continue reading HKFP Lens: The stunning, surprising vistas of Taiwan’s ‘frontline islands’