That is why Singapore is in the PLAN's 'FirstIsland Chain' military objective.
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中国海军第一个试探性努力就是将两栖军力投送到第一岛链之外，进入南太平洋的珊瑚礁和火山岛之内。
The first tentative PLAN efforts to project amphibious power beyond the first island chain will come in the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific.
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一个坚固的第一岛链可以使美国海军在太平洋的霸主地位免受来自于崛起的中国海上力量的威胁。
With the stable first islands chain, the US Navy is still the lord of Pacific Ocean without been threatened by the rising Chinese sea force.
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关键在于彼此能否看到高昂历史和地缘成本带来的利益伤害，能否将东北亚作为全局外交政策的“第一岛链”。
The key is whether each other are able to see the harm of benefits from the high historical and geopolitical cost and whether can take Northeast Asia as a in the foreign policy.
