Taiwan's islands...

named Matsu, Quemoy, Penghu are in the Taiwan Strait, and two of those are right on top of China, along their coast. These are forward bases held by Taiwan and would be, of course, the first attacked by the Chicoms. Quemoy is only 6 miles off the China coast, and houses aircraft, patrol boats, long range artillery and missiles that can strike targets deep inside of the Chicom mainland. In 1949 the Chinese commies tried to seize the islands and were bloodily repulsed. Taiwan has held them ever since. Quemoy is also known as Kinmen.