US faces opposition over defense proposal for permanent missile deployment in Palau
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A U.S. proposal to permanently deploy Patriot missile defense batteries in Palau in response to China's expanding influence in the Pacific is facing criticism.
However, in late November, the Senate in Palau, where the population is sensitive to the islands' history as a bloody battleground in World War Two, passed a resolution rejecting the deployment. The lower house of parliament has yet to consider the issue.
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