U.S.-Japan Missile Plan Angers China, Russia

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New missile plan by US-Japan eyes Chinese invasion of Taiwan

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A U.S. plan to deploy sophisticated missiles on a Japanese island chain close to Taiwan is prompting angry responses from both China and its close ally Russia .

The United States is drawing up a joint military plan with Japan to deploy High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and other weapons to Japan ’s Nansei islands.

The plan is expected to be completed by December .

The deployment of HIMARS to Nansei islands and long-range firing units to the Philippines will impose greater costs on China .

Taiwan and the Philippines , as well as Japan and Indonesia , make up what China calls the first island chain potentially blocking its military access to the Pacific .

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin concluded a nine-day trip to the Indo-Pacific on Monday .

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