A massive military exercise of potential importance to Taiwan will be staged in  December on and around the Ryukyu Islands by the Japan Self-Defense Forces and  ships from the US 7th Fleet.
According to a study just released by James  Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara, associate professors of strategy at the US Naval War  College, the exercise is aimed at perfecting plans for recapturing the lightly  protected islands should they be invaded by China.



 
