The idea of inviting the U.S. to establish a military base in Palau was first proposed in 2020 by Palau’s former president and Whipp Jr’s brother-in-law, Tommy Remengesau Jr., who is running ...

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Palau's population of 18,000 is spread across an archipelago that sits between the Philippines and the U.S. military base on Guam. The U.S. military is constructing an over-the-horizon radar on ...

Palau receives financial and other aid from Washington, and the US retains responsibility for defence and the right to operate military bases. Palau joins the UN.

Remengesau, 68, has meanwhile criticised the lack of transparency surrounding these US military deals, cautioning that tiny Palau should not risk China's ire by giving Washington free rein.

Palau's population of 18,000 is spread across an archipelago that sits between the Philippines and the U.S. military base on Guam. The U.S. military is constructing an over-the-horizon radar on ...