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Rather, it’s Beijing’s growing influence in the Pacific that is spurring the recovery of a slew of abandoned runways on the 40 square-mile (100 square-kilometer) speck of land that makes up Tinian, part of the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands. “Rehabilitation of World War II-era airfields has provided Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) a rapidly executable avenue to enhance infrastructure in the region,” a spokesperson told AFP. Though the statement mentioned a “sense of urgency” enabling PACAF to “enhance… warfighting capability and improve deterrent posture alongside Allies and partners,” it did not mention China directly. But Washington’s plans for…
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