about the progress they are making in driving by russian forces. monday is national day in taiwan when despite recent threats and intimidation from china the island will celebrate its democratic political system and open society. it comes as recent opinion polls suggest a greater number of people than ever now identify as taiwanese and want the country to remain separate from china. in response, beijing is not just threatening war it s waging an economic conflict and recently banned the import of some 2,000 taiwanese products. 0ur correspondent rupert wingfield hayes sent this report from taiwan. it may not look like it, but these ponds in southern taiwan are filled with gold. the huge fish thrashing around in su gou zhen s ponds are called grouper.