Taipei replica in remote Chinese province fans Taiwan invasion fears
www.france24.com
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.

  • @throw122English
    7•7 months ago

    Think Mongolia is to Inner Mongolia as Mexico is to New Mexico

    • ayayaEnglish
      3•7 months ago

      Or Ireland and Northern Ireland.

      • @throw122English
        4•7 months ago

        Even better example, although I was trying to use one in the American context based on the comment about new england and new york. California and Baja California would be another on the American continent where the name of a geographic region that encompasses a national boundary is used separately on both sides of that boundary, although it’s a little different because neither of those two is a country