Further Reading

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References

Liancheng / Lianfeng

In March 2000 it was reported that the PLA Air Force was deploying new air-defense missiles [possibly batteries of Russian-made S-300 missiles] opposite Taiwan at the coastal cities of Xiamen and Shantou, and at Longtian, near Fuzhou. The S-300 missiles have twice the range of the HQ-2 [China's version of the Russian-designed SA-2 SAM] deployed at these locations. China has a total of six HQ-2 facilities near Taiwan, also including airfields at Fuzhou, Zhangzhou near Xiamen, and the military airfield at Liancheng.

Photographic Evaluation Report

High resolution imagery is available from declassified CORONA imagery, as well as from DigitalGlobe (archive image from August 26,2002) and from Space Imaging (archive image from February 16, 2001.)

Liancheng/Lianfeng Airbase
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NGA Tactical Pilotage Chart of Laincheng Airbase and surrounding area. (Source: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)	NGA Tactical Pilotage Chart of Liancheng (Source: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)
NGA VMAP of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Ikonos browse imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: Space Imaging, 02/16/01)	Liancheng Airbase (Source: Space Imaging, 02/16/01)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area, with annotation denoting visible aircraft. (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area, with annotations denoting visible aircraft. (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area, with annotations denoting visible aircraft. (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area, with annotations denoting visible aircraft. (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 12/14/69)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)
Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)	Corona imagery of Liancheng Airbase and surrounding area (Source: KH-4 Corona Imagery (Declassified), 07/30/70)