The closest U.S. territory to the People's Republic of China is Guam (which has about 166,000 people and substantial U.S. military bases) and is about 1,800 miles away from it (about the same as the distance from Denver to New York City).
The Northern Marina Islands (which have a bit more than 40,000 people) which are an island chain that extends north of Guam. The Northern Marina Islands are 2,929 miles from the People's Republic of China (about the same as the distance from San Diego, California to Portland, Maine).
The People's Republic of China is about 4,000 miles away from Alaska (about the distance from Hawaii to Minneapolis), and is about 4,900 miles away from Hawaii (about the distance from Hawaii to Washington D.C.). Both Alaska and Hawaii have substantial U.S. military bases.
The People's Republic of China is about 7,200 miles from the closest point in the contiguous 48 states of the United States (about the distance from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Jerusalem).
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