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She said working-level discussions were underway to confirm details, but declined to offer specifics. White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean Pierre was asked at a briefing on Monday about the timing of the virtual meeting and reiterated there was an agreement in principle for Biden and Xi to hold it before the end of the year. Sources told Reuters last month that, given China's domestic COVID-19 restrictions and Xi's reluctance to travel amidst the pandemic, Washington was aiming for a video conference call in November. national security adviser Jake Sullivan and China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi.
It comes after talks in the Swiss city of Zurich last month between U.S. The two sides told Reuters that they had reached an agreement in principle to hold the virtual meeting between Biden and Xi before year-end. Xi issued the statement as diplomatic sources said a virtual meeting between the two leaders could happen as soon as next week. It also features another model of an aircraft carrier attached to a rail, which appears to be designed for moving target practice.ĭespite constructing targets of US warships, China publicly insists it is ready to work with America as presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden prepare for a virtual summit.Ī statement from Xi published by the country's US embassy on Wednesday said the country is 'ready to work to enhance exchanges and cooperation across the board.' The Ruoqiang site features a full-scale replica of a Ford-class aircraft carrier, along with a scale model of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.Ĭhina has copied the US's guided-missile destroyer (pictured, the USS Arleigh Burke) amid an ongoing tensions between Beijing and Washington It was unveiled just days after a similar site was uncovered in rural Ruoqiang County, featuring several targets shaped like US warships. He described the structure as a 'suspected missile target' and revealed that construction started on June 25, with the bulk of building work carried out in October and the target now nearly-finished. In the middle of the carrier is a pronounced 'island', possibly topped with more radar reflectors, which mimics the command deck of an actual carrier. The target is surrounded by tall poles which could be topped with high-speed cameras, sensors, or radar reflectors to gather data on missile tests. He estimated the length of the target to be around 568ft - half the size of a real-life Nimitz - and said it appears to be fixed into the ground. The images were captured by Colorado-based firm Maxar Technologies and supplied to analyst H I Sutton, otherwise known as Covert Shores, who identified the shape of the carrier as a Nimitz-class.
The mock-up appears to be a half-sized replica of a Nimitz-class carrier (file image) and is located in a sparse region with one facility located close by