Gives the Chi-coms a forward operating base to intercept any American aid or re-inforcements to the Philipines, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Guam.
The Chi-coms will look to control the same Pacific Islands as Japan (in WWII) to create a defense zone to exclude US assets from reaching the Western Pacific.
At some point the Chi-coms will need to dominance of the Singapore Strait to protect oil routes from the Middle East.
