Kinmen
About Kinmen
Kinmen, alternatively known as Quemoy, is a group of islands and a county of Taiwan, only 10 km (6 mi) east from the city of Xiamen in Fujian, located at the southeastern coast of the People's Republic of China, from which they are separated by Xiamen Bay. Kinmen is also 187 km (116 mi) west from the closest shoreline of the island of Taiwan across the Taiwan Strait.
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For years, China had this shelling campaign against Kinmen — there were just artillery shells hitting the island all the time. There are now knife makers who have these huge stocks of old artillery shells, which are made of really high quality steel.
from No Such Thing As A Second-Placed Helmet, 2026-04-16 at 00:20:00 · read transcript
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I think they would do it on alternate days of the week. China got to bomb Kinmen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Then Kinmen will bomb on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. I think it had Sundays off. Anyway, for years, China had this shelling campaign against Kinmen.
No Such Thing As A Second-Placed Helmet, 2026-04-16 · listen
Can I tell you my favourite knife? Yes. Have you heard of Kinmen? Who? Kinmen is an island, tiny Taiwanese island, very close to the mainland of China, right?
No Such Thing As A Second-Placed Helmet, 2026-04-16 · listen
They would shell each other. I think they would do it on alternate days of the week. China got to bomb Kinmen on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Then Kinmen will bomb on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays. I think it had Sundays off.
No Such Thing As A Second-Placed Helmet, 2026-04-16 · listen
Yes. Have you heard of Kinmen? Who? Kinmen is an island, tiny Taiwanese island, very close to the mainland of China, right? Right.
No Such Thing As A Second-Placed Helmet, 2026-04-16 · listen
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