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U.S. must press U.K. to keep military base out of China hands | The Highland County Press Skip to main content User account menu Real Estate Monthly About Links Photos Videos Main navigation In The News Headlines Social Education Sports Hillsboro Greenfield Lynchburg-Clay Fairfield Whiteoak Opinions Rory Ryan Steve Roush Jim Thompson Christine Tailer Dr. Andy Bowman Letters to the Editor Fr. Mike Paraniuk Calendar Obituaries Classifieds Menu second Birth Announcements Engagement Announcements Wedding Announcements Letter to the Editor Submit Calendar Item Submit Classified Ad Tiger Bites starts Monday at GEVSD; summer feeding program begins June 1 at Greenfield, South Salem, Rainsboro locations Education 28 May 2026 U.S. must press U.K. to keep military base out of China hands Opinions 28 May 2026 The last flight of Jesse Brown: The measure of an American hero Opinions 28 May 2026 Highland Amateur Radio Association events Social 28 May 2026 Cheers to 250 years: Division of Liquor Control debuts America 250-Ohio Hard Cider Trail Social 28 May 2026 Premier Showmen 4-H members celebrate Mother’s Day with community service Social 28 May 2026 Homeland Credit Union deposits $50 into account of 2026 grads Education 28 May 2026 Wilmington graduate Cameron Griffith awarded scholarship which honors late veteran Randy Harris Education 28 May 2026 Breadcrumb Home / Opinions / Opinions / U.S. must press U.K. to keep military base out of China hands Opinions 28 May 2026 U.S. must press U.K. to keep military base out of China hands Sen. John Kennedy By U.S. Sen. John Kennedy R-Louisiana While President Trump was meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, America’s most important asset in deterring China is under attack from an unlikely source: leftists at the United Nations and their British sympathizers. Officials in the United Kingdom are considering handing over the keys of the Chagos Islands, including the joint U.S.-U.K. military base on the island of Diego Garcia, to Mauritius, an African island nation that lacks any ability to deter China. Diego Garcia has become a vital asset for the U.S. military to conduct training missions, reload submarines, and respond to tensions throughout the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Our enemies understand that Diego Garcia is a pillar of America’s national security. That’s why it has been a target of Iran’s ballistic missile attacks. America can defend our interests on Diego Garcia today because the Chagos Islands are British territory. The leftists at the United Nations, however, want to change that. They unleashed a pressure campaign to shame the U.K. for maintaining any territory outside of Europe. The International Court of Justice—the U.N.’s kangaroo court—published a nonbinding opinion in 2021 calling for the U.K. to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, which is more than 1,200 miles away and has no shared history. Sadly, the U.K. bought into this foolishness and has attempted to cede sovereignty of

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