
5 fishermen, a diplomat and 2 hens: Over 50 years ago, they crossed the Pacific in a Chinese junk boat
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In 1955, the Free China -- a fishing junk boat from Taiwan -- sailed across the Pacific Ocean for over 100 days to challenge yachts in the United States. The only man still alive from the journey, 94-year-old Paul Chow, recounts their tale.
(CNN) — On April 4, 1955, a massive crowd flocked to Taiwan's Keelung Harbor. Firecrackers were lit. Champagne corks popped. Speeches were made. The celebratory atmosphere was a rare spectacle in Taiwan at the time. The island was in the midst of the first Taiwan Strait crisis against the Communists in mainland China, while the effects of World War II and the Korean War lingered.
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