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US and Japan rehearse Taiwan contingency drills

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The United States and Japan have conducted joint military exercises, codenamed Keen Sword 27, to enhance their coordinated strike capabilities and missile deployment strategies. These drills, focused on challenging China's potential control over waters near Taiwan, involved rehearsing anti-ship tactics and mobile missile deployments. The exercises also aimed to improve logistical resilience by practicing runway repairs and maintaining maritime supply routes, thereby increasing the difficulty for the People's Liberation Army to target allied forces. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Gabriel Dominguez ·

    US, Japan rehearse coordinated strikes to challenge PLA control of waters near Taiwan

    US and Japanese forces have rehearsed coordinated anti-ship strikes and mobile missile deployments across Kyushu and Japan’s southwestern islands, testing tactics designed to challenge Beijing’s ability to control surrounding waters in a conflict over Taiwan. Now in its second we…

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