200 swimmers join long-distance swimming race in Taiwan Strait

This Sunday two hundred swimmers from across China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are taking part in a unique event - swimming from Taiwan’s offshore island of Kinmen to China. But despite the festive and unifying atmosphere, the Island is a potential flash point for a military escalation between Tapei and Beijing, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan. Report by Jan Camenzind Broomby, Edison Tseng, Yena Lee.

Jul 21, 2024 - 19:00
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200 swimmers join long-distance swimming race in Taiwan Strait
This Sunday two hundred swimmers from across China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau are taking part in a unique event - swimming from Taiwan’s offshore island of Kinmen to China. But despite the festive and unifying atmosphere, the Island is a potential flash point for a military escalation between Tapei and Beijing, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan. Report by Jan Camenzind Broomby, Edison Tseng, Yena Lee.
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