page_title: Matsu Islands
section_title: Politics and government
hierarchical_section_title: Matsu Islands / Politics and government
caption_attribution_description: English: Fuxing Village, Nangan Township, Lienchiang County, Fujian Province, Republic of China 中文: 中华民国福建省連江縣南竿鄉復興村
context_page_description: The Matsu Islands are an archipelago of 36 islands and islets in the East China Sea officially named Lienchiang County in the Republic of China. It is the smallest county in the free area of the Republic of China. The islands are claimed by the People’s Republic of China.
context_section_description: Matsu Islands is administered as Lienchiang County under the Fujian Provincial Government. Nangan Township is the county seat which houses the Lienchiang County Government and Lienchiang County Council. The county is headed by a magistrate which is elected every four years in the ROC local elections. The incumbent magistrate is Liu Cheng-ying of Kuomintang.
caption: Nangan Township, the seat of Lienchiang County
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