Tuesday, October 14, 2025

The Chinese army expanded one of its “mock Taipei” training grounds in Inner Mongolia.

These communists are serious! Pardon my facetiousness!

What if the government buildings on Taiwan are Taiwanese mocks? Or what is a mock of a mock? A mockery? 😊

"... The PRC has reportedly expanded one of its “mock Taipei” training grounds in Inner Mongolia. PLA training using a model of Taipei signals its increasing commitment to realism in its military exercises. The Japanese Institute for National Fundamentals published evidence of a new “mock Judicial Yuan” and an underground tunnel linking it to an existing “mock Presidential Office” in Inner Mongolia, PRC, on October 1.[11] Japanese media reported that these new training facilities may serve to prepare PLA forces for a decapitation operation against Taiwanese leadership.[12] The facilities, located at the Zhurihe military base, featured in live military exercises in 2015 and 2022. The training ground has reportedly expanded nearly threefold since 2020.[13] US military reporting confirmed the expansion of the site between 2020 and 2021, with satellite imagery revealing additional buildings over time.[14] An unnamed Taiwanese defense official said that Taiwan’s military has fortified the neighborhood around the Presidential Office, the Bo’ai Special District, with missile, artillery, and anti-drone systems following the emergence of the Japanese report.[15]

Taiwanese and Western media have previously tracked PLA efforts to create at least two “mock Taipei” training grounds in recent years.[16] CDOT-ISW satellite imagery shows two separate sites in Inner Mongolia: one smaller replica and one to-scale, which accurately reflects the street system of the neighborhood surrounding Taipei’s government buildings.[17] ..."

China-Taiwan Weekly Update, October 10, 2025 | American Enterprise Institute - AEI




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