WASHINGTON -- China has fortified its air bases in recent years with enough concrete to pave a four-lane highway from Washington to Chicago, a U.S. think tank reports, giving Beijing an advantage compared with enemy airfields in a potential conflict over Taiwan.
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China's air bases will outlast those of U.S. in Taiwan war: report
Beijing hardens aircraft shelters with enough concrete for a Washington-Chicago highway
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II exits a hardened facility at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Air Force)
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