China
7 ArticlesUpdated September 21, 2026Tracking China's military modernization, maritime expansion, and strategic competition through satellite imagery and the open record.
Ukraine Keeps Striking Russia’s Antenna Plant While the Main Shahed Factory Buys From China
Alabuga is adding defenses and reportedly assembling Chinese-origin antennas on site, giving the factory an antenna supply route outside Cheboksary.
A Chinese Satellite Tied to Iran Passed Near the Jordan Base Days Before the Strike
US officials linked the Jordan strike to imagery from Chinese entities. Global Recon reconstructed four midday passes near the base by a satellite reportedly acquired by Iran. Its role in supplying that imagery remains unconfirmed.
The Constellation Is the Weapon
Guowang was filed, built, and launched as state infrastructure. Broadband is the cover story.
China’s Maritime Architecture Is Hardening Downward
The visible layers are being demoted. The hidden layers are absorbing the workload.
AZEC+ as China’s Hormuz Problem Made Visible
DATELINE: TOKYO APRIL 16, 2026 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced Wednesday at the AZEC Plus online summit that Japan will deploy a $10 billion financial support package through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation to help Southeast Asian economies procure crude oil during the Hormuz supply shock. The package, equivalent to roughly 1.2 billion barrels […]
The Surveillance Economy
A Hangzhou startup with no satellites tracked the U.S. military’s pre-strike posture in real time. The imagery came from American companies. Washington has no answer for that.
The Footprint: China’s Space Infrastructure in Latin America, Examined
A satellite imagery analysis of China’s deep space station in Argentina’s Patagonia region.
