News Snapshot:
Satellite pictures showed China is upgrading and reinforcing its air bases closest to Taiwan along its southeastern coast, signaling Beijing is intensifying its plans to take the island by force. The upgraded infrastructure at three air bases in Fujian province would give the People's Liberation Army Air Force with long-term logistical air combat support after it conducted 149 sorties within Taiwan's air defense identification zone in four days starting on October 1. Work on aircraft shelters and strengthened weapons storage began early last year and proceeded uninterrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to images obtained by Planet Labs and initially...
