WASHINGTON/NEW YORK -- The U.S. and Palau are discussing the permanent deployment of advanced missile defense systems in the Pacific island nation, Palau President Surangel Whipps told Nikkei, part of Washington's efforts to check China's influence in the region.
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Palau has asked the U.S. to deploy Patriot surface-to-air missile defense systems like these in eastern Romania on the Pacific island. (Inquam Photos/George Calin via Reuters)
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