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Deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan
thesun.co.uk
- Japan’s Okinawa islands still have an outsize importance to U.S. military operations in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan. It has been fifty years since the United States relinquished control over Okinawa Prefecture.
www.cfr.org/in-brief/okinawa-japan-reversion-us-bases-strategic-crossroads
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Jun 23, 2022 · Japan’s Okinawa islands still have an outsize importance to U.S. military operations in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan.
Jan 11, 2023 · The United States plans to shake up its marine force on Japan's Okinawa islands as Tokyo undertakes its biggest military build up since World War Two that will double defence spending over five...
Nov 20, 2023 · US military facilities across the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa are critical to Washington's security commitments in the western Pacific, with the Kadena Air Base, in...
May 9, 2022 · Fifty years after Okinawa's reversion to Japanese rule, the southern island prefecture has become more important for U.S. forces as a strategic foothold, as China and North Korea move to challenge regional stability.
May 24, 2022 · The burden of hosting U.S. military bases continues to be a serious issue for Okinawa, even half a century after its return to Japan.
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Jul 18, 2023 · Why it matters: Okinawa — situated roughly halfway between China and Japan and just over an hour’s flight from Taiwan — could serve as a U.S. staging ground in a future conflict with China and play a crucial role in the defense of Taiwan.
Apr 10, 2024 · Okinawa, which sits closer to China than to Japan's main islands, is the focus of U.S. and Japanese efforts to beef up defenses in Japan's southwest islands. Japan has set up missile...
