For seven weeks, CNA correspondent Wei Du and her team traced the perilous journey that some Chinese nationals take to illegally enter the United States from South America.
This is how they took on the dangerous cross-border expedition, from preparing to take on the deadly Darien Gap jungle crossing, to facing human smugglers.
Watch the full behind the scenes episode on May 25, 9pm SGT/HKT.
00:00 How the idea for 'Walk The Line' came about
01:06 Jungle and kidnapping survival training
02:09 First time seeing the US south border wall
03:20 Challenge of winning migrants’ trust
04:06 The friendliest migrant family we met
05:34 Paramilitary denies crew access
07:01 What the migrants taught us
WATCH MORE Walk The Line:
From China To US: The Illegal Trek Chinese Migrants Are Making To America | Part 1/3 - Walk The Line
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukkLIFQWG4g&t=34s
Cross The Wall Or Die Trying: Chinese Migrants Inch Towards American Dream | Part 2 - Walk The Line
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW5V_nvd_vk
Can These Chinese Asylum Seekers Reach Their 'American Dream'? | Part 3/3 - Walk The Line
www.youtube.com/watch?v=erPlVX5fZaY&t=1s
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About the show: Tens of thousands of Chinese citizens join the migrant trail to America.
What has driven them to such desperation? And is the American Dream all it’s made out to be?
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