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September 10, 1958	Telegram, Mao Zedong to Ho Chi Minh Mao informs Ho Chi Minh that he should not be concerned by the Chinese bombardment of Kinmen Island, as "the Americans are afraid of fighting a war."
August 23, 1958	Memoir by Wu Lengxi, 'Inside Story of the Decision Making during the Shelling of Jinmen' Wu Lengxi, a member of the CCP Central Committee, recalls events in August 1958 when Chinese Communist forces along the Fujian coast began an intensive artillery bombardment of the Nationalist-controlled Jinmen Island. He recalls a Politburo Standing Committee meeting in which Mao states that the bombardment was in part motivated by events in the Middle East.
May 6, 1950	Telegram from Zhou Enlai to Wang Jiaxiang The Chinese side is anxious for the dispatchment of advisors and ammunition that was requested from the Soviet Union, for use in aviation institute drills and for military campaigns in Dinghai, Jinmen, and Taiwan.
April 13, 1950	Telegram from Zhou Enlai to Nikolai Bulganin Zhou Enlai requests and gives deadlines for the sending of aviation equipment and personnel from Moscow, mentioning that China is anticipating military conquests of the Zhoushan and Kinmen islands.