Palau gears up for election amid Chinese threats, US military buildup

Koror, Palau - Driving toward the center of Palau's commercial city of Koror, election yard signs for presidential, senate and house of delegates' candidates in this tiny island nation's

November elections line the street as waves of the pristinely blue Pacific Ocean lap the shore not far away.

The serenity of the surroundings belies just how high the stakes are in this year's elections. Palau sits on the f