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Enclosing resources on the islands of Kinmen and Xiamen: From war blockade to financializing natural heritage

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The cultures of the islands of Kinmen and Xiamen, also respectively Quemoy and Amoy,
are tightly interwoven with the South China coastal region of Fujian. Both archipelagos played
important historical roles in coastal defense and have been home to many Overseas Chinese since
the 19th Century. A decisive battle in the Chinese Civil War was fought on Kinmen in 1949, cutting
off Kinmen’s connection with Xiamen and Fujian. Positioned on a critical frontier between the ‘free
world’ and the ‘communist world’, self-sufficiency became militarily important in the event of a
blockade. After 1979, Xiamen was designated as a special economic zone attracting large flows
of foreign investment and experiencing rapid urban development. Since 2002 the scheduled ferries
between Kinmen and Xiamen reopened connections between Kinmen and its neighbor cities in the
People’s Republic of China. Renewed exchange highlighted the remarkable differences between the
two archipelagos’ developmental paths that had developed over the course of the 53-year suspension
of contact. This paper analyzes these divergent developmental paths through comparative case
studies involving forms of enclosure. The wetland conservation at Tzi Lake in Kinmen as well as
gentrified residential developments around Yuan-dan Lake in Xiamen are compared; changing relationships,
the impact of the sudden re-opening of borders, new forms of enclosure under globalization;
and regional flows of capitals are discussed.

KEYWORDS: Islands; Kinmen; Xiamen; Special economical zone; Taiwan strait

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Judul Seri

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

New York : ., 2014

Deskripsi Fisik

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures (2014) 3, 69–77

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English

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http://dx.doi.org/10

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

(2014) 3

Subjek

ILMU KELAUTAN

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