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The Chinese army is building a huge complex in West Beijing, which US intelligence believes that it will be a much larger wartime command center than the Pentagon, according to current and former US officials.
Pictures of the satellites obtained by the financial times that are examined by the American intelligence, about 1500 acres, a location is located 30 km from the southwest of Beijing with deep holes held by military experts will include large and strict depots for protection Chinese army Leaders during any conflict – including a potential nuclear war.
Many current and former US officials said that the intelligence community is closely monitoring the site, which will be the largest military command center in the world – and 10 times the size of the Pentagon.
Based on an evaluation of the FT satellite, the main construction began in mid -2014. Three people said that some intelligence analysts called the “Beijing Military City” project.
The construction comes at a time when the People's Liberation Army is developing new weapons and projects before the centenary of the force in 2027. American intelligence says the president Xi Jinping The People's Liberation Army also ordered the development of the ability to attack Taiwan by that time.
the Chinese People's Liberation Army It also expands quickly his nuclear weapon and works to better integrate its different branches. Military experts believe that the Popular Liberation Army of integration is among the largest weaknesses compared to the American armed forces.
“If it is confirmed, this new underground warehouse of the military leadership, including President Xi as head of the Central Military Committee, refers to Beijing's intention to build a global traditional power, but also the ability to fight the advanced nuclear,” Dennis Wilder, the former president For China's analysis of the CIA.
The Director of National Intelligence, who oversees the American intelligence community, did not comment on the project. The Chinese embassy in Washington said it was “not aware of the details” but stressed that China is “committed to the path of peaceful development and defense defense policy in nature.”
There is at least 100 cranes operating at an area of five square kilometers to develop underground infrastructure, said Rene Babiaraz, a former photo analyst at the National Agency for Spatial Geographical Ct. that analyzed pictures of the region.
“Image analysis indicates the construction of many underground facilities associated with potential underground corridors, although additional assessments are needed to fully evaluate this construction,” said Babiarz, deputy head of analysis and operations in spatial geographical analysis. Service group.
The site in West Beijing was busy with the construction activity earlier this month, unlike the scarcity of development in most large real estate projects in China, which were absorbed by the real estate sector crisis. There were no halls usually linked to a commercial real estate project. Unusually for a commercial project, there are no official signals for the online construction site in Chinese.
While there was no clear military presence on the site, there were warning signs of flying aircraft or taking pictures. The guards suddenly said that the entry was prohibited and refused to talk about the project. One of the supervisors leaving the construction site refused to comment on the project.
Access to the back of the project was banned by a checkpoint. One of the guards said that the public could not reach the common tourist areas near the site, which was described by a local store owner as a “military zone.”
Although the current headquarters of the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Central Beijing was somewhat new, he was not designed to be a secure combat leadership.
“The main safe command center in China is located in Western Hills, northeast of the new facility, and was built decades ago at the height of the Cold War,” said the former official. “The size, scale, and features are partially buried to the new facility indicates that it will replace the Western Hills complex as the primary command facility in wartime.
The former intelligence official added: “Chinese leaders may judge that the new facility will enable increased security against our Bunker Buster munitions, and even against nuclear weapons,” added the former intelligence official. “It can also include more advanced and safe communications and has space to expand PLA capabilities and missions.”
One of the Chinese researchers said with pictures that the site “contains all the distinctive features of a sensitive military facility”, including the reinforced concrete and the deep underground tunnel.
The researcher said: “It is nearly 10 times larger than the Pentagon, it is suitable for the aspirations of Shi Jinping to bypass the United States,” the researcher said. “This castle only serves one purpose, which is to serve as a resurrection day for the advanced army and capable of China.”
The site construction comes amid a multiple redevelopment from the western suburbs of Beijing. But there was online speculation in China about the reason for the demolition of homes in the Chengngongo region.
In one post on Baidu Zhidao, the equivalent of the Quora's Chinese search engine, one of the users said: “Is the Chinese Pentagon Cibnion in Chengngo?”
Two people close to the Ministry of Defense in Taiwan also said that the Chinese People's Liberation Army seems to be building a new center for leadership, although some experts asked whether this was suitable for underground hideout.
“The Earth area is much larger than an ordinary military camp and a military school, so it can only be assumed that it is a site for an administrative organization or a large training base,” said Hassis Yen Chi, a council researcher. Strategic and intellectual heat studies in Taipei.
