China has been making noise about Taiwan for a long time. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which is the be-all and end-all of decision-makers in China, has been in the habit of referring to Taiwan as a “rogue province” for years, implying that, at some point, they are going to try to take Taiwan back.
Now satellite overheads have been revealed by Business Insider which appear to show mock-ups in the Inner Mongolian desert of some of the important government districts in Taipei – Taiwan’s capital city – along with what appear to be models of specific government buildings. It’s hard to imagine any reason for this other than military training with an eye toward an eventual assault on these districts.
Out in the desert at a military training site, China has built a mock-up of a key area of Taiwan’s capital city where the presidential office and other government buildings are located, satellite images show.
Images of the mock target, located in the desert in the Alxa League area of northern China’s Inner Mongolia, began circulating on social media earlier this week. Taiwanese defense analyst Joseph Wen posted the satellite image, as well as a map comparison of the real area in Taipei, on Monday.
It’s very difficult to see any reason for going to the trouble and expense to make these unless they will be used in training exercises – the purpose of those exercises being practice for the eventual invasion of Taiwan, including an attack on these areas.