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The United States is preparing to expand its military presence in Australia as China’s actions in the Indo-Pacific continue to threaten US interests in the region.
“Today we agree to deepen our defense cooperation in several important ways,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement. press release Tuesday. “Based on today’s talks, we will increase the rotating presence of US forces in Australia. That includes special forces rotations of bombers, fighters and future rotations of US Army and Navy capabilities. “.
Austin explained during annual talks between US and Australian officials that China’s “dangerous and coercive actions throughout the Indo-Pacific, including around Taiwan, toward Pacific island countries, and in the East and South China Seas, threaten the regional peace and stability”.
While details have yet to be worked out, the Wall Street Journal reported that the two nations will place more munitions and fuel in Australia to support US military operations, as well as develop airfields in the northern part of the country where joint exercises between the two will take place. armies can be retained.
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President Joe Biden, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit on November 14, 2022, in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.
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Japan was also invited to participate in future drills.
In addition, Australia’s defense minister says he hopes to further integrate US and Australian defense bases and break down barriers to that process.
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“Today, we have also taken steps to create a more seamless defense industrial base between our two countries,” Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said. “We need to work more together to improve our military capabilities and develop new technologies.”
The continued military cooperation between Australia and the United States comes as China’s communist government has drawn the ire of the United States and others over provocations in the region, including tensions stemming from China’s claim to Taiwan as part of its policy of ” One Chinese”.
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China has repeatedly threatened to take Taiwan by force and has conducted extensive military exercises around the island in recent months, as well as exerting its influence and power in other areas of the region, including the Solomon Islands.
“Recent years have seen a profound change in the relationship between the United States and Australia,” Charles Edel, Australia’s president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, told the Wall Street Journal. “The US-Australia relationship will become increasingly important in how the United States operates in the Indo-Pacific region and beyond.”
