WASHINGTON -- A recent tabletop wargame simulating China's invasion of Taiwan underscored Japan's slow decision-making process, with the delay having implications for readiness to quell such a crisis, former U.S. officials told Nikkei in interviews.
The Japan Forum for Strategic Studies, a private-sector think tank in Tokyo, conducted a tabletop simulation in mid-July premised on the Chinese military invading Taiwan in 2027. The drill included experts from Japan and Taiwan, as well as former U.S. senior staffers.
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