Overview

• New imagery assessed by the Japan Institute for National Fundamentals indicates completion of a mock Judicial Yuan connected by an approximately 280‑metre underground tunnel to a replica Presidential Office.
• The expanded compound now features additional structures resembling Taiwan’s foreign ministry and the defense ministry’s reserve command, suggesting more systematic training objectives.
• Satellite photos from 2022 documented PLA roadblocks, armored movements, and brigade-level exercises around the mock government district, with indications similar drills continue.
• Analysts say the buildout serves dual purposes of refining potential operational plans for Taiwan scenarios and exerting psychological pressure through highly visible preparations.
• Taiwan’s defense minister, Wellington Koo, said authorities are aware of the developments and have taken precautions against a possible decapitation operation.