IN-DEPTH: US Territories, Allies Say CCP Subversion Imperils Security, Sovereignty

Pacific U.S. territories and island nations are besieged by CCP military menacing, illegal fishing, cyber-attacks, bribery, and propaganda.

The House Natural Source Committee holds an oversight field hearing on Peace Through Strength: The Strategic Importance of the Pacific Islands to U.S.-led Global Security in Tamuning, Guam, on Aug. 24, 2023. House Committee on Natural Resources GOP/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

Irene Sgambelluri was 10 years old on Dec. 8, 1941, when Japanese forces seized Guam while simultaneously striking Hawaii, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Sumatra to quickly conquer Southeast Asia and ignite a war that still scars scattered islands across the Pacific.

A native Chamorro, she recalls that day was the Feast of Santa Marian Kamalen, Guam’s patron saint, a festive occasion for the island’s large Catholic community.