>> lin yifu started his life as lin jong yi. he was a young lieutenant in the army of taiwan.late 1970's, taiwan and china were at war with each other, had been since 1949 when the losing side of the chinese civil war fled to taiwan. he was a real star in the taiwan army. he was posted to this incredibly sensitive point in the conflict, this island very close to the chinese mainland. in the 1950's, americans would have recognized it. it was known as the lighthouse of the free world. he was posted there to defend taiwan from chinese aggression. at this point, they weren't fighting but he made privately a very dangerous judgment. he said, if i am going to make an imprint on the world, i need to go to mainland china. this was 1979. if you remember what an outrageous idea it was, even to make contact with china was illegal at this point. on top of it, china was poorer than north korea per capita. the idea that you could imagine your future in china was a radical idea. he said, i need to get to china. the way he was going to get to china was by defecting from the army and swimming