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A Chinese invasion of Taiwan would likely fail but result in a costly victory for the United States and allies including Japan, a Washington think tank concluded this week after reviewing the outcomes of two dozen war games. Under most circumstances, Chinese forces were unsuccessful in their operational objectives and weren't able to occupy Taipei after two weeks, despite landing tens of thousands of troops on the island, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), which predicted a "pyrrhic victory" for the defending side. China claims Taiwan as its own, but Taipei has rejected the sovereignty assertions...
