{"id":215629,"date":"2024-11-23T23:52:59","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T21:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=215629"},"modified":"2024-11-23T23:52:59","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T21:52:59","slug":"fiji-on-the-frontline-how-americas-pacific-strategy-seeks-to-squeeze-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=215629","title":{"rendered":"Fiji on the Frontline: How America\u2019s Pacific Strategy Seeks to Squeeze China"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__header\">\n<div class=\"article__announce-text\" dir=\"ltr\">Where is Fiji, why is the US trying to militarize it, and how does the island nation tie into Washington&#8217;s broader Pacific strategy against China?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__body\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">Lloyd Austin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/pentagon\/2024\/11\/22\/pentagon-head-lands-in-fiji-to-work-on-basing-logistics-deals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">became<\/a>\u00a0the first-ever US secretary of defense to visit the South Pacific Ocean island nation of Fiji this week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">The US and Fiji are working on a new \u201cstatus of forces\u201d agreement which would allow American troops to dramatically ramp up their presence in the island nation, Austin said, adding that the treaty will facilitate \u201cmilitary-to-military engagements,\u201d including joint drills, training of Fijian troops and the deployment and redeployment of American forces.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">He assured, however, that the US would not be setting up a permanent base.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"vrez\">\n<div class=\"article__vrez\">\n<div class=\"article__vrez-text\">\n<p>Fiji is the latest square in a strategic chessboard Washington is working to set up against China in America\u2019s century-plus-year-old quest to dominate the Pacific, and its post-WWII \u201cIsland chain strategy,\u201d which envisions the militarization of a network of islands in the region to stop China\u2019s navy from freely maneuvering through the Pacific, and prevent commercial traffic from reaching the Asian nation in a crisis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">Besides Fiji, the Biden administration has ramped up US \u2018containment\u2019-related activities in a host of regional nations. Over the past year or so alone, these efforts have included:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"list\">\n<div class=\"article__list\">\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p>Approving a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20231222\/warning-for-china-us-reclaims-airfield-used-to-firebomb-and-nuke-japan-in-wwii-1115744171.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$400 million project<\/a>\u00a0to rebuild an airfield on Tinian Island in the Northern Mariana Islands, used in the final days of WWII to launch the bombers which dropped atomic bombs on Japan,<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p>facilitating and overseeing a major military buildup by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241026\/state-department-approves-116-billion-sale-of-nasams-equipment-to-taiwan---pentagon-1120681756.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taiwan<\/a>, which China considers its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241115\/china-warns-us-to-avoid-sending-false-signals-over-taiwan-relations-1120893306.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inalienable territory<\/a>, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20240602\/us-japan-and-south-korea-agree-to-massive-drills-in-increasingly-militarized-asia-pacific-1118748144.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Japan<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20240214\/south-korea-to-participate-in-joint-multinational-drills-with-us-thailand---reports-1116774207.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Korea<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241119\/australias-risky-gamble-in-aligning-with-japans-military-expansion-1120929362.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Australia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SputnikInt\/51781\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Singapore<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241111\/taiwan-and-philippines-poised-to-obtain-advanced-us-weapons-under-trump-as-china-fumes-1120853115.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Philippines<\/a>\u00a0(including through joint drills and missile deployments),<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p>launching a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SputnikInt\/62717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">new military command<\/a>\u00a0with Japan and South Korea in Japan, citing the \u201cdanger\u201d emanating from China, Russia and the DPRK,<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-215630 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1117759031_0_0_1274_732_1920x0_80_0_0_756740a901080376eeba7cdb686dde8f-300x172.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" 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href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20240621\/strategic-deterrence-usaf-b-1b-bomber-does-routine-missions-in-guam--1119043665.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hosts<\/a>\u00a0strategic nuclear bombers capable of targeting China,<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20240723\/will-us-defend-japan-with-nukes-or-turn-it-into-the-line-of-fire-1119474685.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mulling<\/a>\u00a0the permanent deployment of US nuclear weapons in allied Pacific nations,<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p>planning to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SputnikInt\/57676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">more than triple<\/a>\u00a0the budget of US Indo-Pacific Command from $3.5 bln this year to $11 bln in 2025 for infrastructure spending, naval ops, classified space programs and $1 bln for the Pentagon\u2019s Maritime Strike program,<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"list\">\n<div class=\"article__list\">\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">passing\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfa.org\/english\/news\/china\/senate-funding-bill-02132024120650.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$4.83 bln<\/a>\u00a0in additional spending to \u201cdeter China\u201d in the Indo-Pacific in the spring as part of a $95 billion spending package including new aid to Israel and Ukraine,<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SputnikInt\/52438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">inviting<\/a>\u00a0fellow NATO countries\u2019 warships into Pacific waters for power projection and joint training in the region,<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p>inking a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20240309\/us-gains-military-access-to-three-pacific-nations-as-beijing-berates-confrontational-mindset-1117228217.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversial<\/a>\u00a0defense pact with Papua New Guinea, which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsws.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/06\/01\/kbah-j01.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sparked<\/a>\u00a0protests last year over its secrecy,<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__list-item\">\n<div class=\"article__list-label\"><\/div>\n<p>and moving politically and diplomatically to try to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/SputnikInt\/55511\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sow chaos<\/a>\u00a0and undermine China\u2019s political, economic and security outreach and activities in the region, up to and including attempts to institute regime change in China-friendly nations,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20240409\/is-us-plotting-electoral-coup-in-solomon-islands-1117758198.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most recently<\/a>\u00a0in the Solomon Islands, and hampering Beijing&#8217;s long-standing efforts to reach an agreement with regional nations to ease\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sputnikglobe.com\/20241010\/philippines-accuses-china-of-harassment-urges-fast-tracking-asean-code-of-conduct-1120502940.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">territorial claims-related tensions<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"article\" data-article=\"main-photo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where is Fiji, why is the US trying to militarize it, and how does the island nation tie into Washington&#8217;s broader Pacific strategy against China? 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