China has built a second target shaped like a US aircraft carrier, further adding to fears that Beijing is preparing for direct military confrontation with America. The new target is located in the vast western desert region of Xinjiang, around 300 miles from where the first target was uncovered in Ruoqiang County. It appears to be a half-scale replica of a Nimitz-class carrier located on what analysts believe to be a military firing range, with a newly-built facility located nearby. Satellite imagery uncovered the replica as tensions build between Washington and Beijing over the fate of Taiwan , dominance in…