By Gabriel McCoard

Turned out that everything he said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore was more or less what everyone knows about China’s aspirations in the Pacific. An invasion of Taiwan could happen. It could be imminent. Could be.

Rep. Ed Case of Hawaii reintroduced the “Our Pacific Partnership Act” in the U.S. House of Representatives. Per the article, this legislation would “mandate the Department of State to institute a clear and comprehensive strategy to enhance the United States’s diplomatic posts, defense posture and economic engagements with the Pacific island bloc."

What does the Chuuk election mean for Asia-Pacific? While political federations often lack a clear understanding of what unifies them into a country, the FSM increasingly looks precariously perched between competing visions of China and America.