Tokyo, Nov 25, 2024 (AFP) - US drawing up contingency plans for Taiwan emergency: Kyodo

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2024-11-25

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, according to sources familiar with Japan-US relations, Kyodo said late Sunday. A US Marine regiment which possesses the multiple-launch HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) wo......

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