Chinese tourists pine for Taiwan's return as Beijing jets surround island

On a sunny Wednesday at a scenic park in Pingtan -- just 130 kilometres (80 miles) from Taiwan -- a steady stream of tourists wearing sunglasses and brandishing mobile phones hiked to the edge of a cliff for views of the self-ruled island. Ye Shenjian, snapping a photo of his wife and young son, told AFP he had seen news of the drills on TV and was hopeful that one day Taiwan would "return to China". "I hope that one day we can ride the train directly to Taiwan," he said. Another, Gao Feng, toured the park with his wife...