Kinmen
County of the Republic of China
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| October 2022 | The Kinmen Bridge, connecting Kinmen Island (Greater Kinmen) and Lieyu, was completed at an estimated cost of NT$7.5 billion (US$250 million), with expectations to boost local tourism. |
| August 31 2020 | Recorded the highest extreme temperature in Kinmen County's climate history. |
| October 2019 | China announced a unilateral plan to build a bridge linking Xiamen to Kinmen, which was immediately criticized by Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) as a scheme to absorb Taiwan and divide Taiwanese society. |
| August 23 2019 | President Tsai Ing-wen visited the Taiwushan martyrs' shrine in Mount Taiwu on the sixty-first anniversary of the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis. |
| 2018 | Local authorities recorded over 745,000 tourists from mainland China, who collectively spent more than 360 million dollars during the year. |
| August 5 2018 | The Jinjiang–Kinmen Pipeline was officially opened, starting water supply, with separate celebration ceremonies held in Kinmen County and Jinjiang City. |
| 2016 | Infrastructure projects were planned to boost tourism, including a five-star resort investment by Xiamen property developer Wu Youhua, marking the first time a Chinese interest was allowed to invest in the Taiwanese hotel sector. |
| January 25 2016 | Recorded the lowest extreme temperature in Kinmen County's climate history. |
| July 20 2015 | Water supply agreement was officially signed in Kinmen between Kinmen County Waterworks Director Weng Wen-kuei and Fujian Water Supply Co chairman Zhu Jinliang, witnessed by Kinmen County Magistrate Chen Fu-hai and Fujian Province Governor Su Shulin. |
| May 23 2015 | Zhang Zhijun, Head of Taiwan Affairs Office, visited Kinmen and was presented with a symbolic Kinmen knife made from military shell remnants, representing peace between Taiwan and China. |
| January 1 2015 | Chinese mainland tourists were no longer required to apply for Exit and Entry Permits in advance for visits to Kinmen, Penghu, and Matsu Islands. They could now apply for permits upon arrival at a cost of NT$600. |
| 2014 | During the county magistrate election campaign, candidates notably purchased campaign materials from mainland Chinese provinces like Guangdong, Zhejiang, and Fujian, highlighting the economic ties and cost advantages with mainland China over Taiwan Island. |
| 2014 | Recorded the highest number of ferry passengers between Kinmen and Fujian ports, with approximately 1.5 million people traveling between the locations. |
| December 25 2014 | Chen Fu-hai takes office as the Magistrate of Kinmen County, replacing Lee Wo-shih of the Kuomintang. |
| November 29 2014 | Independent candidate Chen Fu-hai wins the Kinmen County magistrate election, marking the first time an independent candidate has won this office. |
| June 30 2014 | Dadan Island and Erdan Island were handed over from military to civilian control, represented by Kinmen County Government. |
| September 2013 | The People's Republic of China government agreed to supply Kinmen with water from Jinjiang City in Fujian to address the ongoing water shortage problem. |
| August 2012 | Kinmen and Xiamen complete the first submarine telecommunication cable connection, with infrastructure constructed by Chunghwa Telecom (Taiwan) and China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile (mainland China). |
| 2010 | The National Kinmen Institute of Technology was renamed National Quemoy University, signaling a shift in the island's naming convention. |
| August 2010 | National Quemoy University was officially established, merging the National Kinmen Institute of Technology and the Kinmen Division of National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences. |
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