Definition of "Wuqiu"
Wuqiu
proper noun
A rural township of Kinmen County, Taiwan
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Wuqiu (population: 642) lies midway between Kinmen and Matsu, 9km from the nearest PRC-held territory. Save for the ROC servicemen posted there, very few outsiders have been able to visit Wuqiu and obtaining permission to go there is practically impossible.
2014, Steven Crook, Taiwan (Bradt Travel Guides), page 309
The county said the list of winners can be checked online and also will send a noticeto the lucky winners. In addition, KKL will provide interim regional service to those living in the townships of Lieyu, Jinsha and Jinhu, who can buy the products at nearby stations temporarily set up on Oct. 22-23; those are in Jinning Township and Jincheng Township on Oct.26-27. As for the winners living in Wuqiu Township, the company will provide home delivery after receiving the payment.
2020 October 30, “Kinmen to launch another round of stimulus measure in November to boost economy”, in Focus Taiwan, archived from the original on 2020-11-02
The man was identified as a 37-year-old Chinese national surnamed Li (李), who was a resident of Meizhou Island in China's Fujian Province, which is only 20 nautical miles (37 km) from Wuqiu Township and 72 nautical miles from Kinmen, reported UDN. The primitive craft was found to have a steel bar skeleton that surrounded a styrofoam core with a wooden deck and was powered by an outboard motor.During questioning, Li said that he constructed the dinghy and made the treacherous journey because he "yearned for Taiwan's democracy and freedom," reported ETtoday. However, the CGA emphasized that his actions were illegal and were a breach of epidemic prevention efforts.
2021 April 1, Keoni Everington, “Chinese man 'yearning for Taiwan's democracy and freedom' lands in Kinmen”, in Taiwan News, archived from the original on 1 April 2021
An island group making up Wuqiu, Kinmen County, Taiwan, originally part of Putien (Putian)
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In January 1997, Taiwan rejected South Korean demands that it not ship its nuclear waste to North Korea for treatment and storage. The PRC intervened to extract maximum political capital from the dispute, offering to take the Taiwanese nuclear waste on condition that the island be considered an “indivisible part of China.” One year later, however, Taiwan attempted to capitalize on this assertion of unity by proposing that it store its nuclear waste on Wuqiu, an islet off Fujian province on China’s coast. Environmental activists in Wuqiu, Taiwan, and Fujian all protested the deal, forcing the Taiwan Power Company to halt the project.
2001, Elizabeth Economy, “The Greening of East Asia: The Quest to Tackle Environmental Dilemmas”, in Julian Weiss, editor, Tigers' Roar: Asia's Recovery and its Impact, East Gate Books, page 180
The Wuchiu (Wuqiu) Islands are nominally administered in the PRC by the Xiuyu District of the Putian prefecture, but are in reality controlled by the Republic of China, which administers Wuchiu (Wuqiu) as part of Quemoy (Jinmen) County.
2013, Rongxing Guo, Regional China: A Business and Economic Handbook, page 44
On one offshore island Wuciou (also Wuqiu), the song of the only elementary school had these lyrics:We are the little friends of the frontier, good students of Wuciou elementary school. We are not afraid of stormy winds and frightening waves; bravely and [with] perseverance, we advance forward. Our school is erected on the lonely island of the ocean. We will study hard, and are not afraid of gongfei on the opposite shore.
2015, Language, Politics and Identity in Taiwan: Naming China, page 32