SYUHAI, Taiwan – Shortly after dawn on a southern Taiwanese beach, Robin Hsu’s iPhone pings with the first radio message of the day from Taiwan’s Air Force as it warns away Chinese aircraft.
“Attention!” a voice says on the radio, speaking in Mandarin to a Chinese military plane flying at an altitude of 3,500 meters. “You have entered our southwestern air defense identification zone and are jeopardizing aviation safety. Turn around and leave immediately.”
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