Satellite imagery reviewed by Newsweek this week showed Chinese-led work to revive a World War II-era runway was nearing completion in the remote South Pacific atoll of Wolaei, just a few hundred miles from Guam.

Why It Matters

Wolaei island is in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), which along with the Marshall Islands and Palau is a member of the Freely Associated States, countries that depend on the United States for security and economic aid in exchange for American military access to their territory.

Micronesia's vast archipelago sits along the so-called second island chain , one of three strategic lines the U.S. Defense Department considers key to containing China's military in the event of a conflict. Western analysts say growing Chinese investment in the South Paci

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