The Chinese Communist Party knows this history. Geography means that any Pacific Asian country that wants to project its power, must first contain or control this area. You can see it all over the Pacific Islands-not coincidentally the zone of some of the most vicious fighting of World War II. has been focused on preparing for the kinetic warfare battlefield, China has been registering big wins, largely unopposed (except perhaps occasionally by its own corruption and ineptitude), on the political warfare battlefield. Currently closed and being liquidated, the casino has wreaked havoc on the politics and economy of Saipan. The biggest building in downtown, by far, is the not quite finished massive Imperial Palace casino, backed by Chinese investors. Meanwhile, also from Mount Tapochau, you can see the downtown hub of Garapan. Yes, they respond to natural disasters, but they are also there, waiting, for “kinetic” conflict-a shooting war. The kids of Saipan know that if they suddenly disappear from the horizon, something bad has probably happened. Navy prepositioning ships, fully stocked and ready to respond to war and disaster. Out on the horizon, anchored off Saipan, are three U.S. And from Mount Topachau, you can see the mismatched battlefield of the current cold war. On the top of Mount Tapochau, the highest point on the island, you can still see the scars seared in by the war. Saipan and the neighboring island of Tinian, were soon among the busiest airports in the world, as waves of B-29s took off to bomb Japan-which was now in range-and markedly fewer B-29s returned. Then it was rebuilt for war-with a massive effort to put in runways. Tens of thousands died in the battle, and the island was devastated. You can see it all over the Pacific Islands.Įxactly 79 years ago, on 9 July 1944, the American military secured the island of Saipan-a key component of Imperial Japan’s defence plan. has been focused on preparing for the kinetic warfare battlefield, China has been registering big wins on the political warfare battlefield.
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