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Kinmen Island, a tourist destination with beautiful scenery and spring seasons, experienced a war of artillery fire half a century ago. In 1958, a war broke out between the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, known as the Kinmen Artillery Battle.
In June 1960, when the outgoing U.S. Eisenhower "visited" Taiwan, the Chinese side issued many warnings, but the United States did not heed them. In response, the Chinese side decided to fire artillery shells at Taiwan before and after Eisenhower's visit to Taiwan.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the United States promised to abide by the regulations that Taiwan belongs to China and said that it would not intervene in disputes between Chinese mainland and Taiwan. However, after the outbreak of the Korean War, the United States ignored China's warnings and spread the flames of war to China's borders, seriously threatening China's border security.
In order to stop the spread of the war, the Chinese volunteers rushed to the Korean battlefield and forced the United States to sign an armistice agreement in the midst of hard fighting. However, during this period, the US naval forces continued to operate near the Taiwan Strait in an attempt to occupy our territory and interfere in our internal affairs.
In order to solve this problem, China** put forward the slogan "Liberate Taiwan" in July 1954.
In December 1954, the Kuomintang, with the support of the United States, signed the Mutual Defense Treaty, which seriously violated China's territory and sovereignty. Subsequently, the Kuomintang occupied Taiwan and constantly sabotaged and harassed the Chinese mainland.
In July 1958, Chiang Kai-shek, with the support of the United States, launched an attack on the Chinese mainland, posing a great threat to China. Faced with this situation, ** keenly judged that it was necessary to fight against China and the United States.
As a result, he strengthened the military defense of the southeast coast, commanded the local combat units to take immediate action, and the navy launched a military operation in late July.
As a result of the chairman's careful arrangements, in August 1958, more than 400 artillery pieces, more than 80 warships, and more than 200 planes were deployed on the ground and coast along the coast of Fujian, and they had already entered hidden firing positions.
In the afternoon of the same day, the artillery battle of Kinmen officially broke out. In just two hours, the PLA fired three waves of artillery shells at Kinmen. Many artillery shells were delivered to the artillery in a short period of time, and the soldiers were exhausted and panting.
However, after the launch, they found themselves all swollen with their arms. In this war, some soldiers stayed in their gun positions until they died, and eventually died of their wounds.
The bravery of the female soldiers in the shelling of Kinmen dealt a major blow to the Kuomintang troops. The sudden attack of artillery shells not only destroyed the island's communications equipment and threw the Kuomintang command into disarray, but also underscored China's firm stance on territorial waters.
The Statement of the People's Republic of China on the Territorial Sea Issue clearly states that the territorial sea line of Chinese mainland and its coastal islands is the baseline from the straight line between the base points connecting the mainland shore and the islands on the outer edge of the coast, and the waters extending 12 nautical miles outward are China's territorial waters.
Although the territorial sea line divided by some Western countries is 3 nautical miles, if a country is strong, other countries will not dare to challenge its territorial sea line.
After the release of China's territorial sea statement, some powerful countries did not dare to easily cross China's territorial sea line, and the United States was no exception. The Nationalist forces on Kinmen Island became nervous because of this statement, and Chiang Kai-shek asked the American fleet for assistance in the hope that they would be able to deliver supplies to the island.
Although the United States ** agreed to the request, they were very cunning, and in order to avoid shelling by the squadron, they parked their ships outside the line of territorial waters that they themselves recognized.
In handling relations with the United States, China's top leadership was unclear about its attitude toward the United States and did not know the specific content of the "Mutual Defense Treaty," so they made up their minds to target the Kuomintang ships first and ignore the American ships for the time being, so as to confuse their actions.
On September 8, when the U.S. and Kuomintang ships unloaded their cargo, the Chinese side immediately pursued the ships**. Seeing this, the US ships chose to abandon the Kuomintang ships and fled in a hurry outside the territorial sea line stipulated by our side.
This sudden action surprised both the Communists and the Kuomintang, whose plan was to prepare to fight the American army, but they did not expect the American army to choose to flee.
When the Kuomintang invited the U.S. military to come to their aid, they saw that the U.S. military was indifferent to the Communist artillery attack, which was like a day trip to Kinmen Island. This confrontation allowed China to probe the bottom line of the US military and understand that the US military would not go to war with the mainland for Taiwan.
Understanding what the United States was thinking, China began to cut military spending and the number of personnel, and invested these resources in the country's economic construction.
First, it demanded that we stop the shelling and reduce the strength of Kinmen, and the United States declared that Kinmen and Matsu were within the scope of the joint defense of the United States and Chiang; Second, it demanded that we stop shelling and reduce the strength of Kinmen, and the United States stated that the scope of joint defense was limited to Taiwan and Penghu, excluding Kinmen and Matsu. Thirdly, we were asked to stop the shelling, the Chiang side retreated from Kinmen and Matsu, and both sides promised not to use force.
But none of these three options are acceptable, because they are all creating "** if China takes back Kinmen Island, the United States will strongly support " ** interference in China's internal affairs.
If we do not recover Kinmen Island, we can win the support of the local military and people in Taiwan and trap the Kuomintang. ** It was also pointed out that Chiang Kai-shek did not agree to these American proposals, so that the Communist Party and the Kuomintang could unite against the American plan.
Emphasizing the importance of the Kinmen strategy at the conference, he proposed that if we allow Chiang Kai-shek to withdraw from Kinmen, it will appear that on the surface we have recovered the coastal islands, but in fact we are showing weakness to the United States, which will put us in passivity.
** It is pointed out that this may not only trigger the issue of the Taiwan Strait, but also cause neutral countries to come out and play a round, making us more passive. Therefore, he advocated not allowing the United States to extricate itself from it, so as to promote domestic economic construction and enhance our comprehensive national strength.
1.Beijing, on October 6, ** issued a "Letter to Taiwan Compatriots" in the name of Marshal ***, emphasizing that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are inalienable parts of China, and there is only one China in the world, and there is no ***
At the same time, China announced a seven-day suspension of hostilities and proposed peace talks between the Communists and the Kuomintang. 2.China is showing the world its firm determination, and on October 6, ** issued a "Letter to Taiwan Compatriots" in the name of Marshal ***, making it clear that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are part of China and that there is no second country.
Against this background, China announced a seven-day moratorium on the fighting and proposed to hold peace talks between the Communists and the Kuomintang. 3.*The "Letter to the Taiwan Compatriots" issued in the name of Marshal *** embodies China's firm stand on the Taiwan issue.
The text clearly states that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are part of China, and there is only one China in the world, and there is no *** In this context, China announced a seven-day moratorium on hostilities and proposed to hold peace talks between the Communist Party and the Kuomintang.
4.China's attitude towards the Taiwan issue has always been consistent, and on October 6, ** issued a "Letter to Taiwan Compatriots" in the name of Marshal ***, once again emphasizing that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are part of China, and there is no second country.
Against this background, China declared a seven-day suspension of hostilities and proposed peace talks between the Communists and the Kuomintang. 5.On October 6, ** published a "Letter to Taiwan Compatriots" in the name of Marshal ***, in which he reaffirmed that Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu are part of China, and there is only one China in the world, and there is no ***
Against this background, China declared a seven-day suspension of hostilities and proposed peace talks between the Communists and the Kuomintang. This reflects China's sincere desire for a peaceful settlement of the Taiwan issue.
In the announcement of the Central Military Commission on October 13, it was stated that the completion of the reunification of the motherland is China's internal affair, and outsiders have no right to intervene, including the United Nations. He noted that the aggressor and his lackeys will be buried, and no matter how they flee to **, there will be no escape.
At the same time, he announced that in the future, he would not be able to use a little artillery on a single day, which was to set a trap for the United States, so that the Kuomintang troops would be stationed on Kinmen Island for a long time and would not be able to get out.
The style of this article is strong, and it can be seen that it is the handwriting of ***.
In the course of the development of the war, the Chairman stressed the rational use of artillery resources, not only symbolically carrying out artillery shelling when necessary, but also adjusting the shelling arrangements according to the actual situation.
In 1959, the chairman again instructed Fujian to station troops, clearly stipulating that every single day should not necessarily be **, thus reducing the frequency of shelling. And in 1960, because Eisenhower resolutely visited Taiwan, China, despite his advice, China sternly warned in the newspapers that anyone who dared to disrupt the anti-US armed demonstrations would be severely punished.
Although Eisenhower was 70 years old, he continued to work hard for the anti-Chinese cause during his last period in office.
Grandpa Mao's decision has touched China's bottom line, and this is related to our fundamental principles. In order to let Eisenhower understand China's strength, the Military Commission decided to shell Kinmen Beach on the day selected by Grandpa Mao to "fight singles and not doubles," which happened to be around the time of Eisenhower's "visit to Taiwan."
On the afternoon of 17 June, Eisenhower was in high spirits aboard a US ship heading to Taiwan, China. At this time, after the Chinese mainland issued the "Letter to Taiwan, Peng, Jin, and Ma Military and Civilian Compatriots," it announced that we were about to start shelling and demonstrating against the United States.
When Eisenhower planned to "visit Taiwan," the troops along the coast of Fujian were already prepared, and the sound of artillery shells was deafening, soaring into the sky. Just as Eisenhower was about to arrive in Taiwan, he learned that the squadron was shelling.
So, he immediately ordered the captain to send him to Taiwan, China, safely and quickly. The shelling of Kinmen, due to prior notice and the fact that the shelling sites were deserted and abandoned sites, did not cause any casualties.
On the evening of Eisenhower's arrival in Taiwan, the squadron again launched an artillery bombardment on Kinmen. This made the United States very dissatisfied, but since the squadron did not do substantial harm to their, the United States could only publish.
Yet, despite this, Eisenhower spent the day in Taiwan, the morning of his departure on June 19.
Eisenhower attempted to land on Kinmen Island, but the squadron's tens of thousands of shells halted his movements. Although there were no casualties in this shelling, we used more than 70,000 rounds of ammunition to "salute" the United States, and in this way we announced to the whole world that we resolutely uphold the "one-China" principle.
As Marshal *** said: "The hegemonic era of the past is gone, and any attempt to infringe on our sovereignty will be met with a resolute counterattack from us." ”
** After the publication of the "Letter to Taiwan Compatriots" in 1979, he expressed respect for Taiwan's reality and the current system, and decided not to use the term "liberate Taiwan".
In 1984, Chiang Ching-kuo** lifted martial law, and exchanges between Chinese mainland and Taiwan began to increase. Writer Shen Weiping mentioned in the book "823 Bombardment of Kinmen" that the struggle between reunification and China has become the main issue, and preventing the United States from dividing its territory and dismembering China has always been the primary concern.
The Kinmen operation was the embodiment of China's brilliant political wisdom, which safeguarded China's territorial sovereignty, demonstrated China's comprehensive national strength, thwarted the United States' malicious attempt to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and severely punished the Kuomintang's wolf ambitions.