Japan, U.S. draft operation plan for Taiwan contingency: sourcesJapan, U.S. draft operation plan for Taiwan contingency: sources Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military have drawn up a draft joint operation plan that would enable the setup of an attack base along the Nansei island chain in the country's southwest in the event of a Taiwan contingency, according to Japanese government sources. Japan and the United States will likely agree to begin work
