China

At Clark Air Base in the Philippines, Ghosts of U.S. Power

COVERED IN ASH

Clark Air Base and Subic Bay were symbols of America’s global might. Then the Cold War ended. Mt. Pinatubo erupted. They closed. Now China is the unassailable power in these seas.

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