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‘Island In Between’ Filmmaker S. Leo Chiang On The U.S.-China Tensions Over Taiwan: “We’re Just Kind Of Stuck In The Middle”


The film has been nominated for best documentary short.

The short, , spotlights the Taiwanese outer island of Kinmen, just across a strait from mainland China and, given its proximity, a front line in the increasing tensions with the Beijing regime. That was evident earlier this month, when China’s coast guard boarded a Taiwanese tourist boat that was sightseeing near Kinmen. That incident came days after a Chinese fishing boat capsized as it was being tailed by a Taiwanese coast guard vessel seeking an inspection.

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