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Island in Between

video    An Oscar-Nominated Op-Doc    Op-docs    NYT    12 December 2023

I was born in Taiwan, grew up in the United States,

worked extensively in China and now live in Taipei.

This mix of experiences has given me

a front-row seat to the complex, decades-long dance

between these nations.

Lately,

the world is paying considerably more attention to my homeland,

especially after the former U.S. House speaker, Nancy Pelosi,

visited in August 2022.

Kinmen, also known as Quemoy,

is a group of islands governed by Taiwan

that were the front lines of the first and second Taiwan Straits Crises

decades ago.

They lie just a few miles from mainland China,

and these days, locals are unsure what escalating tensions mean

for the future.

Taiwanese voices are often drowned out

by Chinese and American narratives,

overshadowed by the global power plays going on around us.

Few people outside the region understand what life is actually like

for the Taiwanese people caught in between two superpowers.

I made this documentary to show life in Taiwan

through the eyes of the people who live there, including me.

At this moment, as we struggle to make sense of the horrors of war,

I hope this documentary can play a small part in advocating for peace.

- Film and Text by S. Leo Chiang

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DefVP0mkHZY

China v Taiwan: explained

video    The Economist    29 April 2021

Taiwan’s sovereignty has been a disputed issue for centuries.

Though the island sees itself as independent,

China insists it is part of the People’s Republic

and has not ruled out taking Taiwan by force.

That could ignite an all-out war between American and China.

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ7hGoUEGCM&rco=1

https://www.theguardian.com/world/
taiwan

https://www.bbc.com/news/
world-asia-34729538

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/
chiang_kaishek.shtml

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/
chinese-films-about-covid-gay-romance-win-big-taiwan-awards-2024-11-23/

https://www.reuters.com/technology/
us-ordered-tsmc-halt-shipments-china-chips-used-ai-applications-source-says-2024-11-10/

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/
arts/design/taiwanese-calligrapher-message-of-freedom-met.html

https://www.nytimes.com/card/2024/10/29/
world/asia/taiwan-alishan-train-photos

https://www.reuters.com/world/
chinas-xi-pressed-biden-alter-language-taiwan-sources-say-2024-10-29/

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/14/
this-is-not-an-embassy-taiwan-play-china-european-tour

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/26/
weather-tracker-typhoon-gaemi-wreaks-havoc-philippines-taiwan

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/22/
taiwan-bucked-global-trend-trust-politics-hired-protesters

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/17/
china-suspends-arms-talks-over-us-weapons-sales-to-taiwan

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/17/
donald-trump-taiwan-pay-us-defence-china-national-convention

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2024/apr/03/
taiwan-earthquake-in-pictures - Guardian picture gallery

https://www.theguardian.com/world/audio/2024/jan/12/
the-chinese-shadow-over-taiwans-election-
podcast

https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2022/aug/08/
taiwan-prepares-for-life-underground-amid-china-threat-
in-pictures - Guardian picture gallery

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/
world/asia/biden-taiwan-china.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/07/
something-wrong-something-good-
taiwan-grapples-with-remembering-chiang-kai-shek

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/19/
liberal-dutch-taiwan-coronavirus-covid-19-netherlands

Taiwan        USA

https://www.npr.org/tags/178791749/
taiwan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Asus

https://www.npr.org/2024/10/22/
nx-s1-5155216/taiwanese-opera-troupe-prepares-
a-lavish-multi-day-performance-for-the-gods

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/02/
if-china-wants-taiwan-it-should-also-reclaim-land-from-russia-says-president

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/14/
this-is-not-an-embassy-taiwan-play-china-european-tour

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/08/
china-lists-taiwanese-independence-supporters-it-wants-people-to-denounce

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/22/
taiwan-bucked-global-trend-trust-politics-hired-protesters

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/20/
1252394761/taiwans-new-president-urges-china-
to-stop-its-military-intimidation

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/07/
1225536623/taiwan-china-tension-pineapple

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/28/
1233161947/taiwan-united-states-migration-migrants

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/14/
1231313619/how-does-the-conflict-with-mainland-china-look-to-taiwan

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/11/
1216340756/taiwan-election-disinformation-social-media-ptt

2023

Island in Between

video    An Oscar-Nominated Op-Doc

Op-docs    NYT    12 December 2023

https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=DefVP0mkHZY

https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/
1166970205/taiwans-president-arrives-in-the-u-s-
amid-warnings-from-china

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/04/19/
1170425349/epic-drought-in-taiwan-
pits-farmers-against-high-tech-factories-for-water

Taiwanese        UK

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/08/
china-lists-taiwanese-independence-supporters-
it-wants-people-to-denounce

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/article/2024/aug/14/
this-is-not-an-embassy-taiwan-play-china-european-tour

Taiwanese        USA

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/09/
arts/design/taiwanese-calligrapher-message-of-freedom-met.html

China-Taiwan relations / tensions

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-34729538

Chiang Kai-shek    1887-1975

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/
historic_figures/chiang_kaishek.shtml

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/07/
something-wrong-something-good-
taiwan-grapples-with-remembering-chiang-kai-shek

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