The US may be forced to confront a Chinese invasion of Taiwan without the forces of top allies like Japan.
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- The US military may be forced to confront a Chinese invasion of Taiwan without top allies.
- Japan, Australia, the UK and Canada are likely to provide no military forces to counter China.
- RAND Corp. analysts said these "middle powers" could help in other ways, however.
If the US decides to defend Taiwan from Chinese invasion, it may have to do so alone.