FT: ‘To the southwest of Beijing, it will be the largest in the world’
China is building a new military command center near Beijing which will be the largest in the world, ten times more extensive than the Pentagon. The US intelligence officials at the Financial Times re -launched by Telegraph affirmed him.
The satellite images of the base, about 32 km south-west of the Chinese capital, show a construction site of over 6 square chirali which, according to experts, could host reinforced military bunkers to protect the country’s military leaders in case of nuclear war. Once completed, the structure, nicknamed “Beijing Military City”, should eclipse the Pentagon, the US defense headquarters known as the largest offices in the world.
The images, obtained from the Financial Times, suggest that the main construction of the project began in the middle of 2024, while the Popular Liberation Army is preparing for its centenary in 2027.
Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, repeatedly warned that he intends to annex Taiwan by that date, representing a serious threat to the United States, which rely on Taipei for the supply of microchips.
Although the construction works proceed at a tight pace, there are no official mentions of the base on the Chinese websites.
On the spot they do not see military, but access to the structure is strictly prohibited and the signs outside the structure warn from making drones fly or taking photographs.
It was also forbidden to travel the popular hiking paths nearby.
A Chinese researcher who had seen the images said that the site had “all the distinctive features of a sensitive military structure”, with its deep underground tunnels and reinforced concrete. “Almost 10 times bigger than the Pentagon, it is appropriate that the ambitions of Xi Jinping exceed those of the United States,” said the researcher.
Dennis Wilder, former head of China’s analysis for the CIA, said that, if verified, the new complex reports Beijing’s intention to develop his “advanced ability to fight nuclear war”. Pentagon estimates suggest that China will have 1,500 operational nuclear weapons by 2035, equal to the Fire power of the United States.
