Psy Ops, Psychological Warfare

[Illusive]

Communist Chinese Propaganda to the Kinmen Islands Contd.

Communist Chinese propaganda leaflets found on the Kinmen Islands
Here are a selection of People's Republic of China (PRC) airdropped propaganda leaflets which fell on the Kinmen Islands and were later picked up by SGT Fynis Eugene Briddle sometime in 1971.

Communist Chinese leaflet titled 'American Imperialists must get out of Taiwan'. The red wall represents mainland China and is captioned 'Taiwan is part of China's territory. The Chinese must liberate Taiwan'.

A Communist Chinese leaflet asking whose economy is prospering in Taiwan? The U.S. tank represents American and Japanese economic cooperation flattening Taiwanese industry. The tank is shown crushing the factory of the Wei-Shin company. Wei-Shin had been the world's leading producer of Monosodium Glutamate which accounted for around 30% of Taiwan's chemical exports. Wei-Shin could not compete with other Asian MSG producers and closed down in 1965 as a result.

The North Vietnamese launched a commando raid on Phnom Penh's Pochentong air base on the night of 21/22 January 1971. The raid killed 39 Cambodian servicemen, wounded hundreds more and inflicted considerable damage on aircraft and support facilities. This Communist Chinese leaflet publicises and somewhat exaggerates the attack giving credit for it to the Cambodian People's National Liberation Armed Forces. The main text reads:
'In the early morning of 22 January, Cambodian People's National Liberation Armed Forces violently assaulted Phnom Penh's Pochentong airport, wiping out a battalion of enemy troops guarding the airport, and almost all the pilots and technicians. Over 750 enemy were killed or wounded, more than 90 different enemy aircraft were destroyed or damaged, with over a hundred military vehicles destroyed. Nine warehouses with over 10,000 tons of ammunition and fuel storage facilities were also destroyed. This is a heavy blow to the American imperialist and its lackey puppet Lon Nol.'

 

[Illusive]

Communist Chinese Propaganda to the Kinmen Islands Contd.

Lin Zhong Shan: originally a spy ship crewman of the Taiwan intelligence agency branch of the U.S.-Taiwan armed secret service. In July 1964, he boarded a ship in an attempt to harass the Beihai city area of Guangxi and was arrested on 12 July of the same year off the sea of Hainan Island. At trial he was remorseful and pleaded guilty. He also demonstrated good behaviour during his custody. As a result the People's Government has granted him a pardon under the law. Taking into consideration his personal wish, on 22 March 1971 he was repatriated to Taiwan province to reunite with his family...

Spanish Civil War Propaganda leaflet

The leaflet above depicts two People's Republic of China soldiers standing on the beach watching the ocean for Nationalist Chinese (or perhaps American) invaders. At their left is a quote from Mao:
The People's Liberation Army is always a fighting force.
The text at right, abbreviated a little, says:
Heroic soldiers who guard the socialist motherland's frontiers keep Mao's dictum in mind at all times, ready to slay any enemy who dares to encroach.

The back depicts five photographs of Communist Chinese soldiers ready for battle. The text is:
Top Left: Qin Hsiuming a "five good soldier" from a People's Liberation Army flamethrower unit, bearing a firm grasp of the enemy, sharpens his war-fighting skills with determination.
Top Right: Unit leader Wang Zhanshan, a Heroic warrior of the People's Liberation Army, involves himself with the lowest ranking members of his unit and participates in military training with the war-fighters.
Bottom Left: With vigilance heightened one hundred fold, People's Liberation Army commanders and fighters of a patrol boat unit guard the homeland's coastal defenses.
Bottom Center: Chairman Mao's thought is the guiding compass in building our military. A unit in Wuhan reads the works of Chairman Mao.
Bottom Right: Pilots from a People's Liberation Army Air Force unit exchange notes in a post-flight debriefing.
Note: The "Five Good Soldier" skills are: good ideology; good military skills; good working style; good fulfillment of duty and good physical training.

The final leaflet shows people of different ethnicities at a commune in Xinyuan County (close to the border with Kazakhstan) at a meeting to discuss Mao's "Three Constantly Read Articles," ("In Memory of Norman Bethune," "Serve the People," and "The Foolish Old Man Who Removed the Mountains."). The text is:
The people of Xinjiang of every ethnicity have boundless love for the thought of Mao Zedong.
At the left is a patriotic song with musical notation. The song is "Sailing the seas depends on the helmsman." The helmsman, naturally, is Mao.

Sailing the seas depends on the helmsman,
The growth of all living beings depends on the sun.
Rain and dew nourish young seedlings,
Conducting revolution depends on Mao Zedong Thought.
Fish cannot leave the water,
Melons cannot leave the vine.
The revolutionary masses cannot do without the Communist Party.
Mao Zedong Thought is a sun that never sets.

The opposite side of the leaflet depicts a group of women looking at a photograph of Chairman Mao and two photographs of similar native people reading his little red book. The text is:

The Masses are the Makers of History...
The masses are the makers of history. The masses grasp Chairman Mao's thought, and become the most intelligent, the most courageous, and exhibit boundless strength!
Lin Biao
Left: An elderly Uighur woman carefully examines a portrait of Chairman Mao she is holding with both hands.
Centre: Xinjiang, Shanshan County, members of the Dongfeng Commune study Chairman Mao's writings.
Right: An exchange of Chairman Mao's thought among Xinjiang women militia members in Xinjiang, Baicheng County.



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[amoy]

Kinmen (Quemoy) is a small island group, the largest of which is less than five miles off the coast of the People's Republic of China. It is administered by the Taiwanese Republic of China and therefore has been part of the on-going dispute between Communist China and Taiwan. This has included a vigorous propaganda battle through radio broadcasting, loud speakers, and the exchange of leaflets transported by balloons, artillery shells, kites, and bottles and model boats floated on the tide.

@Illusive Kinmen is just miles away from Amoy (my home city).

Kinmen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

There was exchange of shelling until cease-fire in 1970's btwn Kinmen and Amoy, Taiwan used to send lots of food plus leaflets, tapes, radios to Mainland by balloon / kite / bottle as relief for mainland Chinese under "communist oppression" from "Free China".

Psy ops goes on -

On Kinmen side

The slogan "Three Principles of the People unite China", written in traditional Chinese, the official language of Taiwan, located in Kinmen, directly facing Mainland China

On Amoy side

Meaning "One Country, Two System for Reunification"

Both slogans are big enough for the other side to see.

And welcome to Amoy What's On Xiamen (also my psyops for u)