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its armed forces from Quemoy and Matsu? These islands are in no sense bases for any possible ROC attack against the Mainland. They have been strongly attacked from the Communist-held Mainland, most notably in 1949 and 1958. Both attacks failed.

As things now stand, the Republic of China cannot conceivably be “talked out” of the offshore islands, and will not even discuss the matter. They have so developed the defenses of these islands that they believe, given adequate air cover, they are solidly defensible. Even if not, they will have to be driven out of them by force, since they consider them indispensable forward positions for the defense of Taiwan and the Pescadores from attack from the Mainland. The ROC’s unjustifiable expulsion from the UN has hardened its will against surrendering one square inch of its national territory.

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its armed forces from Quemoy and Matsu? These islands are in no sense bases for any possible ROC attack against the Mainland. They have been strongly attacked from the Communist-held Mainland, most notably in 1949 and 1958. Both attacks failed.

As things now stand, the Republic of China cannot conceivably be “talked out” of the offshore islands, and will not even discuss the matter. They have so developed the defenses of these islands that they believe, given adequate air cover, they are solidly defensible. Even if not, they will have to be driven out of them by force, since they consider them indispensable forward positions for the defense of Taiwan and the Pescadores from attack from the Mainland. The ROC’s unjustifiable expulsion from the UN has hardened its will against surrendering one square inch of its national territory.