Island in Between

Island in Between

#A personal, poetic look at the uneasy peace on the frontline between Taiwan and China.


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0h 20m 2023 HD

The rural Taiwanese outer islands of Kinmen sit merely 2 miles off the coast of China. Kinmen attracts tourists for its remains from the 1949 Chinese Civil War. It also marks the frontline for Taiwan in its escalating tension with China.


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