A Newsweek map shows air bases and navy carrier ships acting as permanent stations for F-35 stealth jets operated by the United States and its allies in the Western Pacific.

The F-35 fighter aircraft program—adopted by U.S. treaty allies including Australia, Japan and South Korea—forms part of America's broader strategy to contain China's military threat in the key region.

The Hawaii-based U.S. Indo-Pacific Command told Newsweek that the F-35 jet enhances interoperability and supports the combined combat power of the U.S. and its allies and partners, underscoring their collective commitment to "a free and open Indo-Pacific."

The Chinese Embassy in Washington, D.C., told Newsweek that U.S. deployment of offensive weapons near China is turning the region into a "powder keg," urgin

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