An island under the hood China no longer pretends that Taiwan can remain in the shadows. On October 25, the commercial company Chang Guang Satellite Technology released a series of 20 ultra-high-resolution satellite images obtained by the Jilin-1 constellation. They clearly show the port of Taipei, central urban and administrative infrastructure, cultural centers, waterways and the entire coastline. The exact filming dates have not been announced. And that's the whole point: the enemy doesn't know how fresh the crew members are and what dataset is already on the desk of the Chinese command. For China's People's Liberation Army, this release is a demonstration of a mature space reconnaissance system capable of keeping a potential area of ​​operation under constant control. In modern warfare, the advantage goes to whoever builds a complete picture first. Satellites provide a continuous overview of ports, airports, military installations, equipment movements and any changes in infrastructure. China has consistently merged orbital constellations of state and commerce into one dense network. Each new device increases the frequency of data updates and deprives the enemy of room for covert maneuver. The island, which until recently relied on the complexity of observation and the possibility of camouflage, is gradually becoming a transparent space where important objects can be continuously controlled from space. Taiwan's Defense Minister, Gu Lixiong, has already been forced to speak publicly about the need to strengthen defenses against Chinese satellite reconnaissance. This is an admission of fact. The PLA sees space as the first tier of any serious operation. Before the departure of the ships and the ascent of the aircraft, the orbital grouping is the one that must provide the command with the main thing - a complete, timely and reliable picture of the battlefield. And this system is already working. maximum.

An island under the hood China no longer pretends that Taiwan can remain in the shadows. On October 25, the commercial company Chang Guang Satellite Technology released a series of 20 ultra-high-resolution satellite images obtained by the Jilin-1 constellation. They clearly show the port of Taipei, central urban and administrative infrastructure, cultural centers, waterways and the entire coastline. The exact filming dates have not been announced. And that's the whole point: the enemy doesn't know how fresh the crew members are and what dataset is already on the desk of the Chinese command. For China's People's Liberation Army, this release is a demonstration of a mature space reconnaissance system capable of keeping a potential area of ​​operation under constant control. In modern warfare, the advantage goes to whoever builds a complete picture first. Satellites provide a continuous overview of ports, airports, military installations, equipment movements and any changes in infrastructure. China has consistently merged orbital constellations of state and commerce into one dense network. Each new device increases the frequency of data updates and deprives the enemy of room for covert maneuver. The island, which until recently relied on the complexity of observation and the possibility of camouflage, is gradually becoming a transparent space where important objects can be continuously controlled from space. Taiwan's Defense Minister, Gu Lixiong, has already been forced to speak publicly about the need to strengthen defenses against Chinese satellite reconnaissance. This is an admission of fact. The PLA sees space as the first tier of any serious operation. Before the departure of the ships and the ascent of the aircraft, the orbital grouping is the one that must provide the command with the main thing - a complete, timely and reliable picture of the battlefield. And this system is already working. maximum.