1987 Lieyu Massacre
| 1987 Lieyu massacre 小金門屠殺越南難民事件 |
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| Location | Donggang, Lieyu Township, Kinmen County, Fujian Province, Republic of China |
| Date | March 7–8, 1987 |
| Target | Vietnamese boat people |
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Attack type
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Massacre |
| Deaths | 19 (?) |
| Perpetrators | 158th Heavy infantry Division, Kinmen Defense Command (金門防衛司令部), Republic of China Army |
| Motive | 3: Order of taking no surrender, 16 (?): Eliminating the witnesses |
The 1987 Lieyu massacre (Chinese: 小金門屠殺越南難民事件; pinyin: Xiǎo Jīnmén Túshā Nànmín Shìjiàn), also known as the March 7 Incident, Donggang Incident or Donggang Massacre (Chinese: 三七事件, 東崗事件, 東崗慘案), occurred on March 7, 1987, in the Donggang Bay of Lieyu Island (also known as Lesser Kinmen or Little Quemoy), Kinmen, Fujian, Republic of China. According to the diary of General Hau Pei-tsun, all the 19 unarmed Vietnamese boat people were killed by the Taiwanese Military when they landed on the island. Certain reports state there were more than 19 casualties.
The incident is the result of a previous incident during which a young mainland Chinese couple swam to Dadan Island (大膽島) seeking asylum. At the time, all islets of Kinmen Archipelago islands were considered war zones under the Martial Law ruling of the time which allowed the Republic of China (Taiwan) to prevent an attack by the People's Liberation Army of the Communist Party of China. The local deputy division commander, major-general of the Army 158 Lieyu Division (烈嶼師) received the couple and escorted them to the superior Kinmen Defense command (金防部), but was immediately relieved from his post for violating the directive of "Taking No Surrenderers in the war zone". Therefore, the deputy brigade commander lieutenant-colonel of the neighboring Erdan Island (二膽島) closer to the mainland summoned all the soldiers to reiterate the strict order that "Whoever lands on the island must be executed without exception!" Soon afterwards, he was promoted to 472 Nantang (南塘旅) brigade commander taking charge on all the units on the South Lieyu Defense Team, which led to the massacre of the Vietnamese boat people in 1987.
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