evidence: - The US Defense Department's most recent China Military Power Report details Beijing's expansion of its armed forces. [...] The map shows the approximate locations of each of the PLAAF's/PLAN Aviation theater headquarters as well as multiple air bases. Importantly, it also shows which bases house the PLAAF's bomber and transport division HQs. [...] Most of China's airbases are in the country's south and east. Its airbases in the west are considerably far from India, limiting PLAAF capabilities in the tense region.