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Construction of US Military Runway in Okinawa Will Cause Ecological Devastation
The Okinawan struggle against US bases needs to be understood as part of a wider international struggle against US imperialism in the Pacific region. The US is maintaining a ring of military bases, many of them nuclear, across the Pacific region encircling China, its main economic rival. This policy is designed to cement US military and economic domination in the Pacific.