US Pens Deal for New Military Base in Micronesia in Latest Move to Keep China Out of Pacific

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US Pens Deal for New Military Base in Micronesia in Latest Move to Keep China Out of Pacific Morgan Artyukhina . Sputnik International 01:27 GMT 31.08.2021 As the US pursues "great power competition" with China, Washington is on the hunt for new bases in the Pacific it can use to potentially get an upper hand in the fight. The latest site to be agreed upon is in the Federated States of Micronesia, a group of archipelagoes on the far side of the Philippine Sea from China. Last month in Honolulu, Hawaii, Microensian President David Panuelo held high-level defense talks with...