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The South China Morning Post (October 15) cited satellite photos captured by Planet Labs and first published by American tech and military site The Drive, which revealed that China is upgrading and reinforcing three airbases closest to Taiwan along its southeastern coast in Fujian province. It said that the airbases in Fujian province will give long-term logistical air combat support to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF), which mounted a record 149 sorties into Taiwan’s air defence identification zone over four consecutive days from October 1. It suggested this could be an indication that Beijing may be stepping up its plans to take the island by force.