Citations:Nan-jih

English citations of Nan-jih

• 1834, Charles Gutzlaff, Journal of Three Voyages along the Coast of China, in 1831, 1832, & 1833, with Notices of Siam, Corea, and the Loo-Choo Islands‎^[1], London: Frederick Westley and A.H. Davis, →OCLC, page 205:

  We narrowly escaped running ashore near the island of Nan-jih, which belongs to Footeen district. Several junks had anchored in this harbour, some of which we visited, and were advised to go to Shang-hae in Keang-nan, where we might find a ready market for our cargo.

• 1953, Geraldine Fitch, Formosa Beachhead‎^[2], Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, →LCCN, →OCLC, pages 259–260:

  The guerillas claim that in 1952 alone they captured 5,000 Communist prisoners (874 were captured in a battle on Nan-jih Island while I was in Formosa), annihilated 7000 or 7500 Reds, grabbed a dozen islands, and threw the Communists off balance so they did not dare deplete their coastal garrisons to send more men into Indochina.

• 1971, Chinese Law and Government‎^[3], volume 4, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 267:

  On Nan-jih Island in Fukien Province , the People's Liberation Army actively helped the local militia to [...]

• 1978 May, TAIWAN STRAIT SITUATION‎^[4], US Department of State, page 1:

  WE SHARE YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THE FLIGHTS SOUTH OF NAN-JIH ISLAND ON MAY 9 AND ARE CONSIDERING WHETHER IT PROVIDES BASIS FOR RENEWED APPROACH TO ROC.

• 1999, Frank Holober, Raiders of the China Coast: CIA Covert Operations During the Korean War‎^[5], Annapolis, Md.: Naval Institute Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 51:

  For Quemoy, the next challenge was close at hand. Now that the island's guerrillas had proved themselves in battle, the next target selected was Nan-jih Island, a county-sized island located about midway between Amoy and Foochow, certain to have a sizable contingent of regular forces training daily for the possibility of an aggressive strike by their guerrilla enemies.

• [2008 June 30, Song Yann-huei [宋燕輝], “Include Taiwan in China Sea talks”, in Taipei Times‎^[6], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 July 2008, Editorials, page 8‎^[7]:

  Last week, Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chiang Pin-kung (江丙坤) met with Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) Chairman Chen Yunlin (陳雲林). They discussed joint excavation of natural gas and oil in the waters off Taiwan and China. In terms of areas for cooperation, the two countries are discussing the resumption of an old plan between Taiwan and China’s Chaozhou and Shantou areas. This plan will involve the excavation of offshore oil resources near the Davis Line of the Taiwan Strait. However, media reports have also said that the CPC Corp, Taiwan and China’s National Offshore Oil Corp have signed a joint excavation plan for the Nanjihtao Basin (南日島盆地).]