On a military training ground located in the desert region of Lower Mongolia, China has built a model of a key area in Taiwan’s capital, where the presidential office and other government buildings are located, as satellite images show.
This model, like others before it, seems to indicate China’s intentions and attention, although its use is uncertain. China often engages in aggressive and coercive behavior that alarms its neighbors, pursues a significant military buildup and modernization effort, and has never abandoned the use of force as an option to achieve unification with Taiwan.
The images of the simulated target, located in the desert in the Alxa area of Inner Mongolia, in northern China, began to circulate on social networks this week. Taiwanese defense analyst Joseph Wen posted the satellite image as well as a comparison map of the actual area in Taipei.
According to Business Insider, compared to a real map of the area, the model looks relatively realistic, the roads and surroundings of the presidential office very much resemble the real place in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei.
Asked by journalists on Wednesday about the mock-up images of the special zone that emerged this week, Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said that any country could imitate another country’s facilities and area, adding that the Taiwanese military could also conduct military exercises. in simulated locations.
It was also previously proven that Beijing authorities built models of American aircraft carriers and other warships in training sites, probably to test and improve their missiles.
Experts have long warned about China’s growing stockpiles and ballistic capabilities and the role they would play if the US and China went to war, whether over Taiwan or for other reasons.
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