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Despite a history of shelling from China, many in Kinmen sweet on closer ties with the mainland
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The Chinese city of Xiamen in Fujian province can be seen in the distance on a clear day from Taiwan's Kinmen.
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KINMEN, Taiwan – Every morning, a three-storey loudspeaker in Taiwan’s Kinmen archipelago broadcasts a message across the water towards the Chinese city of Xiamen.
“Dear compatriots in mainland China, I am Teresa Teng,” begins the recorded message by the late Taiwanese singer.
