u. s. general david berger says bolstering the military presence in the pacific region is aimed at promoting regional defense. we don't want to fight to get to the fight. we want to already be inside. so if there's a conflict, the stand in forces are already forward. the role of the marines in guam on that side of the international dateline is to reinforce the policy of deterrence, which is the underpinnings of our national defense strategy. camp laws is still under construction and will reportedly become fully operational in 2024 where it will station up to $5000.00 marines for a price tag of nearly $8000000000.00 with japan contributing 3000000000 to the project and the u. s. the other 5, the u. s. has recently also bolstered its military assistance to taiwan, promising to provide extended military training to the taiwanese army to deter a legit chinese aggression. moreover, the by did administration is set to reopen its embassy on the solomon islands. also a region of dispute between washington and beijing. let's discuss a story with nelson wong by chairman of the shanghai center for impa