U.S. Cautions After Hawaii Neighbor Kiribati Gets Chinese Police

Kiribati is considered strategic despite being small as it is relatively close to Hawaii and controls one of the biggest exclusive economic zones in the world

FILE PHOTO: Lagoons can be seen from a plane as it flies above Kiritimati Island part of the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati Lagoons can be seen from a plane as it flies above Kiritimati Island, part of the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati, on April 5, 2016. (Photo: Lincoln Feast/Reuters)