By Yi-Chin Lee and Ann Wang

DADAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -It fought off a People’s Liberation Army attack in 1950, got a staring role in a Taiwanese TV invasion drama this year and continues to be a site of security intrigue, precariously perched by the Chinese coast and armed to the teeth by Taiwan.

But Taiwan’s government now wants to show a different side to tiny Dadan island, known for its isolation and just 4 km (2.5 miles) from China’s Xiamen, and let in tourists, albeit on tightly controlled tours and generally only for Taiwan citizens.

For years a closed military site, Dadan was first opened for tourists in 2019. Trips were suspended during the COVID pandemic and it fully re-opened last year, with some 25,000 people visiting since then.

Dadan is part of Kinmen, controlled by Taiwan

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