Posted on 07/15/2026 7:56:55 AM PDT by ransomnote
China is not just building replicas of US warships.
Satellite images analysed by The Telegraph reveal it is also building models of fighter jets, naval bases and Taiwanese presidential buildings.
Beijing has been using these models to test its ever-growing stockpile of long-range weapons and new AI systems as it prepares to take control of Taiwan – a top priority of Xi Jinping, the Chinese president.
The accuracy of the replicas “signals a highly specific focus on potential adversaries rather than generic capability building”....
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China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has also built to-scale models of Taiwan’s presidential office and key government buildings so soldiers can practise storming the capital in the most realistic setting possible.
“They’re basically creating replicas to provide them with the ability to manoeuvre through there on a training operation as though they were standing in Taipei,” said Sean O’Connor, lead satellite image analyst at defence firm Janes.
Satellite images last year showed that China had built a 280km-long tunnel connecting the different replicas of Taiwan’s government buildings to prepare for a scenario in which the country’s leaders attempt to flee underground.
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The next set of satellite images reveal a mock-up of the Yokosuka Naval Base – America’s largest naval base in Japan and one which would almost certainly be used in the event of a Taiwan contingency.
The US has more than 55,000 troops stationed in Japan – the largest number outside the US – as part of a security treaty between the two countries.
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“It’s one of the most important US bases. If China attacked Taiwan, the Yokosuka Naval Base would presumably be involved so they include a model of Yokosuka for anti-access aerial denial drills,” Lu Li-shih, a former lieutenant commander in Taiwan’s navy, told The Telegraph.
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China probably has them in the crud they ship here, eh?
Depends on who is in the White House.
I have a model of Peking in my back yard.
I throw rocks at it.
Why is this a bombshell? Don’t all militaries upgrade their equipment with technology and/or mission changes.
c) Don’t give their spawn citizenship.
We just cut off China’s cheap supply of oil. What did they do about it? 🙄
So you’re saying “Hey, I’m right this time!”?
The PLA would be irresponsible if they weren’t doing stuff like this.
Im right most of the time. 😉
No shyt Sherlock. It would be surprising if China didn’t have such plans. All they need are rockets without water in the fuel tanks, ships that don’t need to be followed by tugboats and stealth planes that don’t show up like searchlights. SAMs that don’t fly every which way and radars that can detect planes that are visible to the naked eye would be nice too. Oh yes, and soldiers who aren’t little princes who need special counselling after a week in the field.
If that was supposed to make any sense, it didn’t.
Currently Red China is training Russian troops to help them in their European invasion.
Will not do the 3000 sailors on the CVN that just got smoked by a DF-41.
That is why they put them on tracks, to practice hitting evading targets.
I rather doubt HRC had the necessary Tech Data Package to build a F35. That would be very large amount of data. Besides she would not have had to prerequisite need to know.
Pictures of the Ford and other military equipment would be widely available elsewhere.
BTW, we had actual Warsaw Pact radars, aircraft, etc. We didn’t use them for target practice but we did exploit them.
AND DO NOT LET 600,000 OF THOSE MUTTS ATTEND OUR UNIVERSITIES!!!
Don't buy their stuff, just do without everything.
I had a model of Xi the Pooh in my toilet this morning, but it smelled so I had to flush it.
China’s military and its leadership has zero combat experience.
Training for a Hot War with China . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elsp5ZkOGoo
The U.S. Air Force has showcased its ability to rapidly turn around B-2 Spirit stealth bombers using hot-pit refuelling at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii, underscoring a growing emphasis on expeditionary bomber operations across the Indo-Pacific. During the Bomber Task Force mission, two B-2s landed, remained with their engines running while being refuelled, underwent essential post-landing inspections, and departed again after only a brief stop on the ground.
By successfully conducting rapid turnaround procedures at a forward location in the Pacific, the Air Force demonstrated that the B-2 can be sustained and rearmed for combat operations from dispersed bases, increasing operational flexibility and strengthening its ability to project strategic airpower across the region.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why hot pit refueling of B-2 in Hawaii is a message China can’t ignore ?
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