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The Take: What does the US military want in Guam, Japan and Hawaii?
The US is targeting China with a military buildup in the Pacific — but some in Japan, Guam, and Hawaii are pushing back.
Published On 21 Apr 2025
The United States military is ramping up its presence in Japan, Guam and Hawaii as tensions with China grow over Taiwan. A new documentary reveals how this buildup is affecting local communities. In a region that is also a staging ground for potential conflict, how are some residents pushing back?
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- Dan Ming (@DanMing), Evident Media correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Ashish Malhotra, Sonia Bhagat and Sarí el-Khalili, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Marcos Bartolome, Marina Navarrete and our guest host, Natasha del Toro. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz.
The Take production team is Marcos Bartolomé, Sonia Bhagat, Sarí el-Khalili, Tamara Khandaker, Phillip Lanos, Chloe K Li, Ashish Malhotra, Khaled Soltan, Amy Walters and Noor Wazwaz. Our editorial interns are Remas Alhawari, Kisaa Zehra and Mariana Navarrete. Our guest host is Natasha Del Toro. Our engagement producers are Adam Abou-Gad and Vienna Maglio. Aya Elmileik is the lead of audience engagement.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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Source: Al Jazeera