China makes new U.S. warship target for missile tests
China has built a new U.S. destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site in its northwestern desert, satellite imagery shows, a target analysts say could be used to test anti-ship weapons.
Satellite images show a structure resembling a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer in the Taklamakan Desert in far-western Xinjiang since at least June. The structure was first identified by Joseph Wen, co-founder of the Taiwan Defense Studies Initiative.
China’s Defense Ministry didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. The U.S. Department of Defense said it had no comment to provide.
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