The Pacific Island region is enormous and strategically critical for the United States because any westbound transit from Hawaii to Asia must pass through this region, making it essential to US access to the Indo-Pacific.
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Charles EdellEvidence Quote
“if you're sailing west from Hawaii, you don't get to Asia. You don't get to the Indopacific region unless you go through this region”
Source
How Should the U.S. Counter China in the Pacific?— Center for Strategic & International StudiesCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:42:22 PM
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