As part of the expanding outreach efforts to China, the government of Taiwan (Republic of China) is in talks with the Chinese government regarding a bridge that would link Kinmen Island. Currently, the Island is considered part of Taiwan but is located just off the shore from Xiamen, a Chinese City with links to the Island. Chinese President Ma expressed support for the idea and it appears to be moving forward through the government.
While informal and diplomatic ties have grown stronger between the two nations, this would mark one of the most direct linkages yet between their geography. The increasing number of flights and cultural exchanges has yet to be marked with direct geographical exchange, although the Kinmen Bridge may represent a watershed in Chinese geopolitical progress. Kinmen Island represents a flash point in regional millitary history, as it remained one of the closest remnants of the Chinese Islands that remained under control of the KMT.
