Although Guam and Saipan belong to the Mariana Islands and are only 200 kilometers apart, and both belong to the United States, there are actually great differences between the two.

Perhaps it is because Guam and Saipan are very close to each other that many people mistakenly believe that Guam and Saipan are the same administrative unit, but in fact, this understanding is wrong.

The Northern Mariana Islands, where Saipan is located, is an "autonomous state" of the United States, called the "Autonomous State of the Northern Mariana Islands". Its capital is Saipan, and it is a "federal territory" of the United States.

Although Guam is collectively referred to as the Mariana Islands together with the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam is listed separately. Guam is an "unorganized autonomous territory" of the United States and an "unincorporated territory" of the United States.

There is a difference between the two. To put it simply, Guam is the biological son and Saipan is the adopted son.

"Our stop this time is in Agana, the capital of Guam. But our ship cannot stop at the Agana Yacht Marina in Agana. The water there is not deep enough. Some ships under fifty feet can enter, but our ship cannot. We can only stop in the open sea and let another ship come to pick you up. But don't worry, I have already contacted the ship that will pick you up, and they will be here soon." The bearded captain explained to Yang Jing and the others while directing the driver to stop the boat and drop anchor.

George Bruce asked curiously, "Captain Wade, why don't we stop at Apra Harbor in the south? I remember that civilian ships are allowed to dock there, right?"

Chris, John, Clark and other Delta Force soldiers who had lived in Guam or had performed missions here also nodded.

Apra Harbor, where George is stationed, is the largest port in Guam and the only deep-water port on the island. Although most of the port belongs to the US Navy, some civilian ships can also dock there.

Now the bearded captain ignored the pier where he could dock and insisted on dropping anchor in the deep sea, and then using the boat to take them to the shore. This was a bit unreasonable.

James Wade explained with a wry smile: "I don't want to anchor here, but a new dock is being built in Apra Harbor recently. It is said to be a large dock for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Therefore, the inspection of civilian ships there has been very strict during this period. If it were a local ship, it would be okay, but my ship is registered in Saipan. So..." The bearded man shrugged helplessly, as if to show you what he meant.

After the bearded captain explained this, these people were silent. After all, their boss was Yang Jing, a native Chinese.

In order to contain the increasingly powerful China, the United States has gradually relaxed restrictions on China in the neighboring island chain, but has strengthened the blockade of the second island chain and continued to strengthen the construction of various military facilities with Guam as the core.

The Apra Naval Base near Apra Harbor is one of the largest naval bases of the US Navy in the Western Pacific and an important base for US nuclear-powered submarines. In the past, this military port did not have a dock that could dock heavy aircraft carriers, but since the beginning of the new century, the US Congress has approved an investment plan to use $12 billion to build another super base in Guam to deal with the threat from China. Among them is a plan to build a dock that can dock nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.

The construction of a naval port is a very troublesome matter. In order to ensure the safety of the naval port, the inspection of civilian ships during the construction of the naval port is very strict.

In this regard, Yang Jing could only helplessly say: "If that's the case, let's wait for a while. Anyway, Apra Port is quite a distance away from Agana. Even if we get off the ship there, we still need to take a car back to Agana."

Since Yang Jing said so, the others waited patiently.

The place where the bearded captain moored his ship is located in the offshore area of ​​​​Agaña, about one kilometer away from the dock area.

Yang Jing stood on the deck and looked at the opposite coastline. Suddenly, he pointed to a peninsula about 500 meters deep into the ocean and said, "Captain Wade, is there a Statue of Liberty there? Am I seeing things?"

The bearded captain smiled and said nothing. George opened his mouth to explain: "Boss, you are not mistaken. The Statue of Liberty you see is the Statue of Liberty located in Susannah Susannah."

"There's a Statue of Liberty here? And it's so big. If I didn't have good eyesight, I wouldn't be able to see it. But as far as I know, although there are many Statues of Liberty in the world, there seem to be only two in the United States? One is the real Statue of Liberty in New York, and the other is a half-scale replica of the Statue of Liberty located in Las Vegas, Nevada. What's the matter with this one here?"

George smiled and said, "Boss, I'm afraid you are really mistaken. The Statue of Liberty you see was built as early as February 8, 1950, even earlier than the Statue of Liberty in Las Vegas. This statue was built by the Boy Scouts of America to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. So, although this statue is short, its significance is much more powerful than the statue in Las Vegas."

After a pause, George continued, "Because Guam is the westernmost territory of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, the Boy Scouts built such a statue in Susanna Park in the hope that the Statue of Liberty could protect Guam here."

Just then, they saw a yacht about 50 feet long coming out of the Agana Yacht Marina south of Susanna Park. After the driver in the cabin made a few calls on the radio, he gestured to the bearded captain. The bearded captain smiled and told Yang Jing and the others that the yacht to take them ashore was here.

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