This is CBSi on the world. I'm John Bachelors with my colleague and friend Gordon Chang at Gordon G Chang. We're going to

Micronesia via Seoul. Cleopascal, the foundation for the defensive

democracy, is traveling. She's in Korea in the capital of Seoul. But we're reflecting

on events in the Congress right now and in Micronesia. This is Oceania and the three sovereign states that are collectively understood to be provided security

by the United States are Palau, the Micronesian complex, and Marshall Islands that west to east leading to Hawaii.

Hawaii to east to west is Marshals, Micronesia and Palau.

Philippines are next and vice versa.

Why this is important is that the People's Republic of China has a full court press to use a sports

metaphor on all of Oceania but especially islands that may be alienated from

the United States or may be entangled with do you support us or do you support Taiwan? The election in Taiwan emphasizes this

distinction made throughout the world, especially in these three states,

Palau, the Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.

Cleo, a very good day to you, correct me if I have it wrong, all of this is your teaching.

Right now, the Compact of Free free estates are waiting for a decision in Congress.

What decision? What is on the line here? Good evening to you.

Good evening, yes, that's this that that is accurate. There is this agreement between these three independent countries as you mentioned

Palau, Federated States of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands and the US. If anybody asks who are the best friends of the United States, it is those three countries.

They have voluntarily signed this compact or free association in each have their own in the late 80s and early 90s that give the US

defense and security rights in those countries to the degree that the US has strategic denial.

It can deny other militaries coming in there.

It can do military operations there at a level that is equal to that of the homeland and in fact in some cases even more so.

So the quadulean missile base, for example, in the marshals is where the U.S.

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