https://asiapacificreport.nz/2019/04/26/bid-to-expel-journalist-from-yap-puts-spotlight-on-micronesian-free-media/ Independent Asia Pacific news and analysis Sun, 28 Apr 2019 08:08:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://asiapacificreport.nz/2019/04/26/bid-to-expel-journalist-from-yap-puts-spotlight-on-micronesian-free-media/#comment-12423 Fri, 26 Apr 2019 12:04:50 +0000 https://asiapacificreport.nz/?p=37190#comment-12423 I’m not sure why so much attention,was given to guam and the military buildup when this was about Yap and the FSM and Chinese investment. Most of the media now is skeptical or critical of the buildup, notmhighlighting it’s benefits as suggested. Take a real look. Nor is the “risk” that indigenous land will be confiscated. In fact, the US military returned 25% of the land back to locals. There isn’t goibg to be any confiscation as the political environment wouldn’t support it, nor is it needed as the buildup is relatively small compared to the past military presence or total population of the island (4000 marines compared to a total populations of 170,000).

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