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China, Taiwan, And The ‘Island In Between’: Perilous Outpost Explored In Oscar-Nominated Short


The Taiwan-China conflict is explored in the Oscar-nominated doc 'Island in Between,' from the New York Times Op-Docs, directed by S. Leo Chiang.

Far from taking a dovish approach, however, the Chinese government has been ramping up military maneuvers around its neighbor in recent years — perhaps probing vulnerabilities in Taiwan’s defenses and testing U.S. resolve toward its ally. In an Op-Ed piece published by the New York Times on Monday, independent defense analyst Ben Lewis drilled into China’s increasingly aggressive stance toward Taiwan. Chiang’s purpose in Island in Between isn’t to argue military strategy or the political dynamics per se, but to explore the personal dimension of what it means to live in the shadow of potential armed conflict.

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