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One of Beijing’s hegemonic strategies in the coming decades is to exert as much influence over the island nations of the Pacific Ocean as they possibly can. Their unsubtle plan is to follow in the United States’ footsteps in order to counter the imposing American military presence on Guam and Hawaii by gaining a foothold in the region of western Oceania known as Micronesia.

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Beijing Dangles ‘Gargantuan Amounts Of Cash’ Over South Pacific Islands As Treaties Set To Expire