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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The article begins with a walk-through description of the full scale models of US ships (Including the USS FORD) built in the desert on railroad tracks, models of Taiwan's government buildings (Presidential, Judicial and Foreign Affiars) etc. Also included are full scale models of American F-22s, F-35's and perhaps some F-16s, some of which had already been destroyed at the time when the satellite images were taken.
The article includes an image providing side by side comparisons of America's F-35 with China's J-35. They look identical, leading me to think when Hillary Clinton made all those Special Access Programs (SAP's) and classified information on her private server farm available (for sale?) to CHina and other enemies, they then had the means to build their Chinese version of our F-35, and perhaps some of the other ship and air craft carrier models.
The article at the bottom of the images offers very detailed descriptions of China's aspirations which I think is partially captured with the following quote:
“It’s messaging to Japan that ‘if there’s a fight, you’re going to be in it’. It’s messaging to the US that ‘if you try to intervene, we’re going to strike your bases’. And messaging to Taiwan that ‘we are practising to take your capital,’” said Mr Shugart.
I dont find this startling at all
Red China will not be successful and the effort will end Xi Jinping’s delusional reign.
Lol. Click bait. Even Argentina has war plans to attack the US. It’s what militaries do.
Blah, blah, blah! China isn’t going to do jack. 🙄
Why are people shocked? Naturally, China which is an aggressive military country is going to plan to attack the United States. It has already partnered with enemies to the United States. It has already had incidents in international airspace against American Aircraft. They have conflicted with US allies in the South Pacific for absolutely no good reason.
I am not seeing anything unexpected. We certainly need to have our house in order, and we need to eliminate or neutralize nefarious foreign enemies both in this hemisphere and abroad that are likely going to assist the Chinese.
Personally, I don’t think it will matter what the United States does at this point. China is going to attack eventually, and this countries war on manufacturing and job makers will lead to a loss for the USA. The winners of wars currently are the ones that can put the most useful war materials out in large numbers. We lost that capability to the China starting with Bill Clinton.
Do not allow them here. Do not allow them to own property. What am I forgetting?
Bombshell report claims China is transforming old jets for new war
The Blaze ^ | April 1, 2026 | Andrew Chapados
Posted on 4/2/2026, 11:06:21 AM by Twotone
Multiple sources have claimed that the Chinese government is suspiciously repositioning its military assets, signaling possible future activity around Taiwan.
The reports come from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, which tracks Chinese military might and defense systems.
The China Airpower Tracker reportedly showed lines of typically retired Chinese fighter jets, which have drawn suspicion from experts. The J-6 fighter (also known as the Shenyang J-6) was first developed in the late 1950s.
China retired the line of jets in the late 1990s, but now, experts say, China is retrofitting the old fighters to serve as unmanned craft and staging them at six air bases close to the Taiwan Strait. Mitchell Institute senior fellow J. Michael Dahm told Reuters that approximately 200 obsolete fighters were being converted to drones.
The drones could be used to “attack Taiwan, U.S., or allied targets in large numbers, effectively overwhelming air defenses,” Dahm claimed.
At the same time, the Mitchell Institute is not the only source noticing some of China’s militaristic anomalies.
In a March 17 report, Japan’s National Institute for Defense Studies noticed “small swept-wing aircraft parked on the same apron” as the newer J-16 multi-role fighter at Zhangzhou’s Longtian Airport, “presumed to be a J-6 fighter (equipped with auxiliary fuel tanks).”
The NIDS concluded that “there is no immediately apparent rational explanation for the presence of J-6s at forward airfields. The co-existence of state-of-the-art multi-role fighters and obsolete fighters cannot be explained simply by a fleet modernization program,” the report continued. “Rather, it suggests that they may be assigned different missions.”
Noting that the J-6 is no longer capable of enduring modern air-to-air battles, the report said it is “not technically implausible” that it could be recommissioned into service following a conversion to an “unmanned configuration.”
“We are concerned by the increased pressure from Beijing, including military activity around Taiwan that raises the risk of miscalculation,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said in a recent Taiwan briefing.
Taiwanese Deputy Minister Hsu Szu-chien said he hoped the United States would soon expedite a process for arm sales to his country.
“This would greatly facilitate our efforts to secure funding for the special defense budget,” said Szu-chien.
Reuters also reported that the U.S. is preparing an arm sales package to Taiwan worth $14 billion.
-PJ
Of course China’s military would be planning and preparing for that. Many Japanese would love to kick some Chinese ass again. The Chinese just better understand what FAFO means before acting.
Pearl Harbor 2.0?
“””””Even Argentina has war plans to attack the US. It’s what militaries do.”””””
There is a difference between an office prepared outline for hostilities with a country every 40 or 50 years, and devoting a large part of your military budget, focused weapons development, full military forces training, even the structure of your military to fight a specific enemy.
British media love jacking-up US disputes with other nations.
it suits the Davos-London agenda.
Do they think the US will not shoot back ? LOL
Hey, you said the same thing about Russia right before the Bear invaded Ukraine!
You go for it Hop Sing and watch your Three Gorges Dam dissolve in a bright flash.
After the smoke clears you will wake up in the 1,000 AD.
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We build simulations. I am sure there are F35 simulators with all sorts of different target packages in them.
The breathlessness of some of these articles is funny.
Nice excerpt! Thanks!
They must keep the electorate in a perpetual state of fear.
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