The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau is watching its landscape and culture reshaped as the United States rapidly expands military facilities there to counter China.
Why it mattersPalau's location near China's expanding sphere of influence means strategic decisions made in Washington and Beijing are directly reshaping the daily lives, natural environment, and cultural identity of a small island community with very little say in the outcome.
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