US to modernize WWII airfield on Tinian to deter China

• The US is renovating a WWII airfield on Tinian, a small island in the Northern Mariana Islands, as part of its strategy to deter China.

• Tinian was a key base for US bomber missions during the war and is now being upgraded to accommodate modern military aircraft.

• The project is part of the #Pentagon's Pacific Deterrence Initiative, which aims to counter China's growing military power in the region.

• The US is also developing new defense systems on #Guam, another key #military outpost in the Pacific.

• China has criticized the US for increasing its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region.

#USA #China