A Newsweek map shows that United States allies in the western Pacific—Japan, South Korea and the Philippines—are within range of Chinese missiles as tensions rise in the region over territorial disputes and Beijing's growing military activities.

Newsweek has contacted Japan's Defense Ministry, South Korea's Foreign Ministry and the Armed Forces of the Philippines for comment via email. China's Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a written request for comment.

Why It Matters

Japan and the Philippines are part of the first island chain —along with Taiwan, a self-ruled island claimed by China—under a U.S. strategy that seeks to deter potential Chinese aggression. Beijing is in a diplomatic dispute with Tokyo over Japan's stance on Taiwan and has overlapping sovereignty

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