Taipei replica in remote Chinese province fans Taiwan invasion fears
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Satellite images verified by FRANCE 24 reveal that China has built a replica of Taipei’s presidential district in remote Inner Mongolia, fuelling speculation that Beijing intends to use the site as a…

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The satellite images reveal a layout of streets strongly resembling the Bo’ai Special Zone, a restricted area in Taipei’s Zhongzheng District that houses Taiwan’s most important state buildings, including the presidential palace, the supreme court, the ministry of justice and the central bank of Taiwan.

The Bo’ai Special Zone is subject to specific regulations, including a strict ban on overflight.

Oh noes!

Bad guy China trains soldiers like everyone else. How dare they. Meanwhile Good guys US sells fighter jets to poor Israeli troops.

Whataboutism and lies are all that defenders of autocratic hellholes like China have to offer. It’s getting tiring.

I could say the same about double standards and hypocrisy.

Edit (more lies): https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/01/politics/biden-administration-f15-fighter-jets-israel

Whataboutism doesn’t become any more effective the more often you repeat it.

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I didn’t report anything. Some of my comments were removed as well.

What is actually low are the accusation and the insult.

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