Some 7,000 People's Liberation Army soldiers were taken prisoner and around 3,000 were killed, while 1,200 ROC troops died. "We should offer our gratitude to the ROC soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the battle to give Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 60 years to develop in peace" Ma said. He said the Battle of Kuningtou could easily be forgotten in comparison to other much more turbulent periods since the early 20th Century, when millions of people were killed in the Warlord Era, followed by the anti-Japanese war and the ensuing rise of the Chinese communists, but the battle represents an important and crucial page in modern Chinese history, as it changed the fate of both Taiwan and China. Full Article at China Post