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"The United States should address this issue have moved to the center of the U.S. Foreign policy debate. An often overlooked but critical factor is the extent to which any U.S. Responding to Chinese aggression would require the use of its forces in Japan and significant Japanese operational and logistic support. In the face of growing Chinese military capabilities and weakening deterrence, the United States and Japan need to make preparing for a conflict in the Taiwan Strait a top priority for the alliance."