A government official stands in front of a wall of speakers that formerly blasted propaganda messages back to mainland China on the eve of the 53rd anniversary of a massive bombing campaign on Taiwan's Kinmen island, Taiwan, Monday, Aug. 22, 2011. The Communist government forces on mainland China on August 23, 1958, resumed a massive artillery bombardment on Taiwan's outlying islands of Kinmen (formerly Quemoy) and Matsu, and threatened invasion, the event widely known as the 1958 Taiwan Strait Crisis, which continued until October. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)