Facility near Beijing may have been under construction since mid-2024

The images, obtained by the Financial Times, suggest major construction of the project began in mid-2024, as the People’s Liberation Army gears up for its centenary in 2027.

Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, has repeatedly warned that he intends to annex Taiwan by then, posing a major threat to the US, which relies on Taipei for its supply of microchips.

Dennis Wilder, the former head of China analysis for the CIA, said that if verified, the new complex signalled Beijing’s intention to develop its “advanced nuclear war-fighting capability”.

  • Deceptichum@quokk.auOPMEnglish
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    16 hours ago

    Okay first off I’m going to have to ask you to remove the ‘chinaman’ thing, that’s considered a bit of a derogatory term these days and is unwelcome here.

    And I agree, Taiwan has had a lot more time to prepare, but that also applies to China as well. They have been building up based around this conflict forever. It’s going to be far more challenging for everyone than Ukraine was IMO.

    If I was Taiwan, I would have honestly been looking into nukes by now.