In mid-March 2025, a 19-second video emerged on Chinese social media. Standing eerily still above the waves off an unidentified sandy beach in China’s Guangdong province are three enormous interlocking structures.Within hours, the clip had disappeared from WeChat. But it was too late – copies had already been circulated widely among military analysts.Military intelligence officers immediately recognized these massive platforms for what they truly are: the solution to Beijing’s impossible invasion equation. These shadowy vessels could bypass Taiwan’s heavily fortified beaches and render decades of defensive strategy obsolete overnight.For 70 years, the 100-mile water barrier has kept China at bay. Beijing has found a way to “bridge” that gap.