INTERVIEW/Swiss national makes historic kitesurfing journey across Taiwan Strait
07/10/2025 09:06 AM
An extreme sports enthusiast from Switzerland made history earlier this month by becoming the first documented person to kitesurf across the Taiwan Strait.
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