The U.S. military will set up temporary bases along Japan's southwestern Nansei island chain and the Philippines to deploy missile units in the event of a Taiwan contingency, sources familiar with Japan-U.S. relations said Sunday. The deployment of the missile units will be incorporated in the first joint operation plan for the United States and Japan to cope with a contingency involving Taiwan and China, which regards the self-ruled island as its own, to be formulated in December. The Japan Self-Defense Forces is expected to mainly engage in logistical support for the marine unit, including supplying fuel and ammunition. The U.S. Army will deploy the Multi-Domain Task Force's long-range fire units in the Philippines. In July, Japan and the Philippines signed a bilateral defense agreement to facilitate joint exercises for closer security cooperation.

Source: Libya Today November 25, 2024 07:23 UTC