Taipei replica in remote Chinese province fans Taiwan invasion fears
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Satellite images verified by FRANCE 24 reveal that China has built a replica of Taipei’s presidential district in remote Inner Mongolia, fuelling speculation that Beijing intends to use the site as a…

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The satellite images reveal a layout of streets strongly resembling the Bo’ai Special Zone, a restricted area in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District that houses Taiwan’s most important state buildings, including the presidential palace, the supreme court, the ministry of justice and the central bank of Taiwan.

The Bo’ai Special Zone is subject to specific regulations, including a strict ban on overflight.

  • caboose2006@lemmy.ca
    210·
    8 months ago

    This reminds me of the time all the papers were reporting on the replica of a us aircraft carrier in the desert. The hysteria “they’re using it for target practice!”. Yeah, duh. What, you think the US navy doesn’t prepare to sink Chinese ships? Or British ships for that matter? So what?