A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has proposed legislation to support establishment of national security councils in strategic Pacific island states that are home to key U.S. military installations and at risk of espionage and coercion by China.
Republican Senator Jodi Ernst, a co-sponsor of the proposed legislation, which is expanded on in a separate soon-to-be submitted 'CONVENE Act', highlighted the challenge posed by China, noting Beijing's"Currently, there is limited coordination between the U.S. and the COFA nations to counter Chinese malign influence, curb Chinese purchases of land around U.S. installations on the islands, or prevent China's infiltration and monitoring of U.S.
He noted that the U.S. has significant military installations on the islands, including high-powered radar on Palau and its main long-range missile testing site in the Marshall Islands.
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