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Why China is building a full-scale US warship replica in the desert
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9:56Now PlayingNew satellite images reveal what analysts believe is a full-scale replica of a U.S. Navy destroyer. The structure appears at a missile testing facility in a remote area of northwestern China.
Meanwhile, China is making its Asia-Pacific neighbors uncomfortable with a recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test. This adds to existing tensions that have countries from Japan to Australia beefing up their naval capabilities.
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