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"Japan has for the first time released plans to evacuate more than 100,000
civilians from some of its remote islands near Taiwan in the event of conflict
in the region, amid escalating tensions between Beijing and Taipei.
Under the contingency, ships and planes would be mobilised to take about
110,000 residents and 10,000 tourists off five islands in the Sakishima chain
in Japan’s far south-west.
The evacuees would be taken to eight prefectures in south-western and western
Japan within six days, according to the Kyodo news agency. Evacuees would be
transported by private ferries or by air to Kyushu, one of Japan’s four main
islands, before being sent on to accommodations in other destinations.
Tokyo said it planned to conduct evacuation drills on the Sakishima islands,
which are part of Okinawa prefecture, from April next year.
The prospect of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, a self-governing island that
Beijing claims is Chinese territory and believes should be “reunified”, has
forced Japan to step up measures to protect remote islands that could become
embroiled in any conflict in the strait.
China has intensified military pressure on Taiwan in recent years and has not
ruled out using force to bring the self-governed island under its control."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
