The People’s Republic of China had announced its intention to reincorporate a series of small Nationalist-held islands within artillery range of the mainland, in particular the islands of Quemoy and Matsu.
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Her sons—Toshinaga, Toshimasa, Toshitsune, Toshitaka, and Toshitoyo, who were each born throughout Matsu's marriage to Toshiie—were each allowed their own individual title of daimyo and their own private fief.
Nangan, Lienchiang (南竿鄉), one of the Matsu Islands and the chief township of Lienchiang County, Republic of China
However, the full succession of the PRC as the state of China was not initially recognized by many states because the ROC has still existed on the island of Taiwan and other islands, such as Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
Of the other islands or archipelagos under the control of Taiwan's governing authorities, Jinmen, the Matsus, the Wuqiu islands, the Pratas and Taiping Island are left outside the definition of Taiwan.