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A Royal Navy admiral warns that Beijing’s global maritime dominance means China holds vast influence over the countries.

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The island of Tinian was used to launch U.S. bomber raids on Japan during World War II, including the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Leader of Cook Islands flies to Beijing to negotiate a security deal despite New Zealand warnings The leader of the tiny South Pacific nation ... partners and friendly countries all around the ...

Nauru, the world's smallest island country, is an 8.5-square-mile nation in the South Pacific with a population of around 10,000, having gained independence from Australia in 1968.

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His focus is on security and defense issues in the Western Pacific region ... landed on the island of Guam, located 100 miles to the south of Tinian, on January 27 to hone "tactical proficiency ...