WASHINGTON -- In a potential Taiwan crisis, Japan will likely play a role similar to Poland's in the Ukraine war because of geography and needs to prepare for such a scenario, a retired three-star lieutenant general in Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force told Nikkei Asia in an interview Thursday.
Koichiro Bansho said that if China launches a military operation to seize Taiwan, Japan is the only country that can serve as the gateway for the international community to provide supplies to the Taiwanese to defend themselves.
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