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China Constructs Taiwan-U.S. Mock Bases, Tests Ballistic Missile

7/28/2026

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China built replica U.S. warships, fighter jets and Taiwan’s presidential buildings to train and test weapons.
Images show a 280 km tunnel and a 23-mile railway linking the Taiwan replicas for drills.
Lu Li-shih, former Taiwanese navy lieutenant commander, said the Yokosuka replica lets China rehearse anti-access drills.
Thomas Shugart, Center for a New American Security fellow, said a crater proved a ballistic-missile test on the mock ships.

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China built replica U.S. warships, fighter jets and Taiwan’s presidential buildings to train and test weapons.
Images show a 280 km tunnel and a 23-mile railway linking the Taiwan replicas for drills.
Lu Li-shih, former Taiwanese navy lieutenant commander, said the Yokosuka replica lets China rehearse anti-access drills.
Thomas Shugart, Center for a New American Security fellow, said a crater proved a ballistic-missile test on the mock ships.