[CurlyDave]

...However, some rumors indicate that the new bird could also be an optical reconnaissance satellite operating in geostationary orbit...

1. If it is geostationary over China it is not going to do much reconnaissance of other countries.

2.Optical reconnaissance satellites tend to be in lower orbits because geostationary is too high to get good resolution.

[Darteaus94025]

“Optical reconnaissance satellites tend to be in lower orbits because geostationary is too high to get good resolution.”

Unless they built something along the lines of a Hubble or better.