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TOKYO: The United States is drawing up contingency plans for military deployments in Japan and the Philippines in case of an emergency over Taiwan, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported. They will be incorporated in a first joint operation plan to be formulated in December, Kyodo reported late on Sunday (Nov 24), citing sources familiar with Japan-US relations. A US Marine regiment which possesses the multiple-launch HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) would be deployed along Japan’s Nansei island chain stretching from Kyushu to Yonaguni near Taiwan, Kyodo said. From an early stage, if a Taiwan contingency becomes highly imminent, temporary…
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