To try and counter China’s growing militarization of the Pacific, the U.S. is strengthening its arc of alliances in the region.

Following a new deal with the Philippines that gives the U.S. access to bases near Taiwan and the South China Sea, I sat down with Major General Joseph Ryan of the U.S. Army to talk about the U.S. strategy in the Pacific.

0:00 Meet Major General Joseph Ryan, commander of the Army’s 25th Infantry Division
0:51 What kind of threat does China pose to the Philippines and its U.S. partners?
3:24 The strategic importance of islands in the Luzon Strait near Taiwan
5:58 Are new EDCA bases staging grounds against China?
9:10 Is the U.S. prepared to fight?
10:31 How different would a conflict in the Pacific be from the land war in Ukraine?
12:16 Why the South China Sea is so valuable to the U.S.

I’m Shelby Holliday, a reporter for WSJ. Subscribe to join me as I explain some of today's most pressing geopolitical events, from superpower showdowns and conflicts to supply chain snarls and natural resource struggles.

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