To counter China, the U.S. is racing to upgrade a handful of remote airstrips in the Pacific Ocean. WSJ’s Niharika Mandhana traveled to Tinian Island, where the U.S. is working to clear overgrowth to unearth the runways of a vast World War II-era airfield.

WSJ explores how this construction is part of a wider strategy to combat Beijing’s ability to threaten the U.S.'s larger bases including those on nearby Guam.

Chapters:
0:00 Remote airways in the Pacific
0:48 Construction on Tinian Island
2:21 Tinian history
3:00 Hub and spoke
3:55 Guam’s role

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