Japan's slow decisions impact U.S. response to Taiwan crisis: wargame

China invasion scenarios expose gaps in readiness, former American officials say

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Former U.S. senior officials Christopher Johnstone, left, and Kevin Maher spoke to Nikkei after participating in a wargame envisioning a Taiwan crisis.

YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

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.

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