China is building a "military city" outside of Beijing that could become the largest command center in the world.

Satellite images suggest that the site is more than 10 times the size of the Pentagon, boasting vast underground networks and bunkers to conduct operations that will aid China's efforts to modernize its military and compete with the likes of the United States, Russia and other NATO countries. It comes as China made a major arms sales deal with Russia as experts fear Beijing is gearing up to invade Taiwan.

Chinese officials have not publicly acknowledged the construction at press time.

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Expert analysis from The Financial Times estimates that construction of the site began in mid-2024.

Located about 20 miles southwest of the capital in Qinglonghu, the 1,500-acre sprawling complex features empty pits that experts, who have dubbed the site "Military City Beijing," suspect will be filled with bunkers to shelter leadership in the event of conflict, including nuclear war.

At least 100 cranes were spotted via satellite imagery in January at the underground site amid construction.

U.S. intelligence experts have opined that the building of the new site suggests that China will ditch its current Western Hills complex, which was built decades ago during the Cold War, as a "primary wartime command facility."

The site reflects Chinese President Xi Jinping's greater goal of competiting with the U.S., the top global military power of the world, U.S. experts believe. Xi has previously expressed intentions on expanding the People's Liberation Army by 2049.

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The new construction also suggests that China is preparing for a "doomsday" scenario, one researcher warned.

It comes as China continues to fight battles in the South China Sea, as Taiwan prepares for a potential incursion.