China building military base near disputed islands

China is building a large military base around 300km from a chain of islands at the centre of a territorial row with Japan. The base will enhance surveillance over China’s new Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea

Nanji Islands: Several landing strips and radar installations built or under construction

Chinese ADIZ

S. Korean ADIZ

CHINA

EAST CHINA SEA ADIZ

TAIWAN

SOUTH KOREA

JAPAN

Okinawa: Home to major U.S. bases with around 26,000 troops

Senkaku/Diaoyu: Eight uninhabited islands and rocks administrated by Japan. Archipelago claimed by China and Taiwan

Yonaguni: Japan began construction of surveillance centre in April

Japanese ADIZ

200km
125 miles

Source: Kyodo News
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