衛星影像顯示中國正在興建的秘密指揮中心「北京軍城」。它可能是世界上最大的。 (1/2）

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Satellite images show 'Beijing Military City' , the secretive command center China is building. It may be the world's largest. (1/2)

Business Insider - Lauren Frias

Wed, April 16, 2025 at 11:07 a.m. PDT·5 min read

China is constructing a massive military headquarters that could surpass the Pentagon — famously known as the world's largest office building — in size.

Dubbed the "Beijing Military City," satellite images captured the rapid build-up of the secretive facility located about 20 miles southwest of the capital.

While there is no visible military presence around the complex, US intelligence officials believe the colossal complex could serve as a wartime command center and nuclear bunker. China is rapidly building a nuclear arsenal that, in a decade, could rival that of the US.

US-China tensions over Taiwan

China's increasing military presence in the East and South China Sea — particularly in proximity to Taiwan, Japan, and the Philippines — prompted the US to counter Beijing's influence in the Indo-Pacific.

As both nations vie for influence in the region, the US has been running joint military exercises with allied nations to ready their forces to operate together.

Beijing has also increased its naval and air operations in waters near Taiwan, leading US military officials to deem them not as "exercises, they are rehearsals" for a forced reunification of Taiwan with mainland China.

Taiwan has bolstered its defense measures ahead of a potential invasion from China, which claims that the self-governing democracy is part of its territory.

With numerous short-range ballistic missiles and international ballistic missiles at its disposal, China's nuclear arsenal poses as much of a threat to global adversaries as it does to its neighbors. 

Before construction

The Financial Times first reported the complex's construction in January, showing satellite images of the site spanning nearly 2.5 miles.

In February 2022, the site was built in an area north of the Chongqing Reservoir that appeared to be residential, with large tracts of open land, according to satellite imagery.

Cleared out a year later

Satellite imagery taken in February 2023 showed the area largely cleared of residential buildings in preparation for major construction of the complex, which appeared to begin in mid-2024.

(to be continued)

Translation

衛星影像顯示中國正在興建的秘密指揮中心「北京軍城」。它可能是世界上最大的。 (1/2）

 

中國正在建造一座規模可能超過五角大廈 (世界出名的最大辦公大樓) 的大型軍事總部。

這座被稱為「北京軍城」的秘密設施位於北京西南約 20 英里處，衛星圖像捕捉到了其快速建設的景象。

雖然建築群周圍沒有明顯的軍事存在，但美國情報官員認為，這個龐大的建築群可以作為戰時指揮中心和防核地堡。中國正迅速建造核武庫，十年後其核武庫將可與美國匹敵。

美中在台灣的緊張關係

中國在東海和南海日益增強的軍事存在 - 特別是在靠近台灣、日本和菲律賓的地區 - 促使美國作出抗衡北京在印太地區的影響力。

由於兩國都在爭奪該地區的影響力，美國一直在與盟國舉行聯合軍事演習，為他們的軍隊做好聯合行動的準備。

北京也增加了在台灣附近海域的海空行動，導至美國軍方官員宣稱這些行動不是「演習，而是強制台灣與中國大陸統一的預演」。

面對中國可能入侵台灣，台灣已加強防禦措施，中國聲稱這個自治民主國家是其領土的一部分。

中國擁有許多短程彈道導彈和洲際彈道導彈，其核武庫對全球對手的威脅不亞於對鄰國的威脅。

施工前

英國《金融時報》於今年 1 月首次報導了該綜合大樓的建設情況，並展示了該綜合大樓綿延近 2.5 英里的衛星圖像。

2022年2月，該工地建在重慶水庫以北的一處區域，根據衛星影像，該區域似乎是住宅區，有大片空地。

一年後被清理

2023 年 2 月拍攝的衛星圖像顯示，該地區大部分住宅建築已被清理，為該綜合大樓的大規模建設做準備，建設似是於 2024 年中開始。

（待續）