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THE MATSU ISLANDS
The Matsu Islands lie in the Taiwan Strait, the body of water that separates Taiwan from mainland China. The islands are administrated by Taiwan, some 120 miles to the south, but at their closest point, a mere twenty-minute ferry ride from the coast of mainland China. In the late 1940s, this once quiet cluster of fishing villages was jolted into the front lines during the Chinese Civil War and continued cross-strait tensions, a period of over forty years that reshaped the region's landscape, economy, way of life and even its identity.
Although largely unknown to many outside Taiwan, the islands, rich in natural beauty and teeming with former military strongholds and tunnels, offer travelers a unique peek into a less-trekked face of the region.
Explore my feature on the Matsu Islands here.
GHANA
In summer 2019, I spent 10 weeks in Accra, Ghana, filming and doing interviews for a short documentary on the growing education exchange between China, Ghana and the rest of the African continent. I also had the opportunity to explore other sites around the capital.
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