China’s attempt to take the Senkaku Islands will be launched from THIS airbase:
Two large hardened aircraft shelters are perched atop the camouflaged area on the Northeast extreme of the base —notice the dark ovoid structures:
There are also a number of J-20’s and ground vehicles parked at the west end of the strip.
This base has lots of skirting for transport a/c during a surge.
Since the Yaehama Islands (which are uncontested Japanese territory nearby) include SEVEN airfields it is HIGHLY LIKELY that a PRC play for the Senkakus will also involve Chinese occupation of 1 or more of the 7 islands in the Yaehama island chain, about 35 miles from Taiwan.
Some experts also think China may also take Okinawa itself, though the chances of that are a little lower.
The Chinese can't get to the Yaeyama Islands without Taiwan's cooperation. I have a feeling the Taiwanese will give the Japanese plenty of advance warning, given the islands' proximity to Taiwan. It's kind of amusing how the building of a radar station on Yonaguni prompted the press to go on a rant about Japan's "militarization", when defense spending is stuck at 1% of GDP and is less than 1/3 of China's number on an absolute basis.