it s 6am and this fighter base on the coast of taiwan is already a hive of activity. on the apron, mirage 2000 fighter jets from taiwan s rapid reaction squadrons, theirjob to meet any incoming threats to taiwan s airspace. these taiwanese fighter jets being scrambled behind me here are heading out into the taiwan strait to confront chinese aircraft that are coming across the strait and probing taiwan s airspace. this is now happening multiple times every day. these pictures are from chinese television, showing their fighterjets, and that down below is the coast of taiwan. just over the horizon, there is another game of cat and mouse. this man puts up a long antenna to eavesdrop radio chatter that s the chinese navy talking to the taiwanese navy, saying, your territorial waters, that you claim, do not exist, that the people s republic of china is the only legitimate government of china and taiwan is an inseparable part of china. they tell us the taiwan strait is peaceful,