Kinmen is only five kilometers away from Xiamen City in Fujian Province. This small Taiwanese island has an area of 150 square kilometers with a population of around 140,000, and its economy primarily relies on tourism and fishing. Kinmen has long been an important military defense base, with an estimated 140,000 troops stationed during its peak, which later reduced to around 3,000, but remains crucial in the Taiwan Strait defense.

Due to its proximity to mainland Fujian, Kinmen has close commercial activities with the region. Since opening for tourism, mainland Chinese tourists have become the largest visitor group. With the recent underwater cable destruction and Chinese rhetoric about military reunification, what are the local Kinmen residents' views on the current Taiwan Strait situation? Japan's Asahi Television news reporters visited Kinmen to interview local councilors, entrepreneurs, and residents about their perspectives, receiving surprisingly divergent responses.