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Satellite image of a mock U.S. destroyer in the Chinese desert used for weapons testing.
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Satellite imagery shows China built a mock U.S. destroyer in Xinjiang Desert, likely for weapons testing

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Commercial satellite images taken in May 2026 show what analysts describe as a full-scale mock-up resembling a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer at a remote test site in China’s Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang. The target was first flagged publicly by Joseph Wu, co-founder of the Taiwan Defense Studies Initiative.

Senior Chinese defence industry official Bian Zhigang has been placed under investigation for corruption, the latest high-profile target in Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on its military sector.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday at the Summer Davos forum in Dalian that China will continue to participate in global governance on artificial intelligence and other domains in a responsible and constructive manner.

British hygiene brand Dettol has apologised for an advert in China intended to criticise sexism but which instead drew accusations of objectifying women.

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Creditors are pushing the sale of a dual-branded Sheraton hotel complex on Lantau Island, with Savills running a formal tender for the 1,219-room property.

Premier Li Qiang visited state-owned shipbuilders in Dalian, Liaoning province, on Monday and urged breakthroughs in high-end equipment manufacturing to strengthen national industrial competitiveness.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told India's national security adviser Ajit Doval in New Delhi that China and India should regard each other as cooperation partners rather than competitors.

 

 

 

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