Fuchien Province, Republic of China: Difference between revisions

During the [[Chinese Civil War]], the ROC strategically withdrew from [[mainland China]], including most of [[Fujian|Fuchien]] province, and voluntarily chose to relocate to T'aiwan, while the [[Communist Party of China|Communist bandits]] established the Communist regime in 1949, subsequently the capital of Fuchien was also moved from [[Fuzhou|Foochow]] to [[Jincheng, Kinmen|Chincherng]]. In the [[Battle of Guningtou|Battle of Kuningtow]], however, ROC forces were able to defend the island of Quemoy ([[Kinmen]]) just off the coast of Fuchien from communist bandit attacks. As a result, the ROC has been able to hold on to a number of offshore islands of Fuchien, and has continued to maintain a separate [[Fujian Provincial Government |Fuchien Provincial Government]] to govern these islands, parallel to the province of [[Fujian|Fuchien]] in mainland China.

 

 

Recently, the ROC has significantly diluted the powers of the two provinces it governs, namely [[Taiwan Province|T'aiwan]] and Fuchien. Most of the authority at the Fuchien province level has been delegated to the two county governments of [[Kinmen]] and [[Matsu Islands|Lienchiang]].