Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te presided over the commemorative ceremony marking the 68th anniversary of the August 23 Battle of the Taiwan Strait in Kinmen, calling on people to uphold the spirit of anti-communism and defending Taiwan and to support increasing the defense budget.
Zheng Liwen attended the commemorative event for the August 23 Artillery Bombardment in Kinmen and delivered a speech, advocating a return to the 1992 Consensus and exchanges with the other side to prevent war.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army launched an artillery bombardment on Kinmen, and the Republic of China armed forces stationed there returned fire. This military conflict is historically known as the August 23 Artillery Bombardment, also referred to as the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis.
In 1958, the People's Liberation Army again carried out large-scale artillery bombardment of Kinmen and other coastal islands controlled by Taiwan.