President Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and his wife to the White House on Wednesday for a state visit focused on countering Chinese aggression in the Pacific and the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal.
Mr. Albanese’s arrival at the White House included the usual pomp and circumstance reserved for a foreign leader’s state visit, with marching bands and honor guards and hundreds of people holding U.S. and Australian flags.
“The ties between Australia and the United States have never been more important than it is today, and we have never been more committed than we are today,” the president continued. “Australia and America stand ready to do the hard work, the historic work to tackle the challenges we face, ready to take a giant leap together.”
The arrival ceremony was to be followed by an Oval Office meeting and a joint press conference with global journalists. A lavish state dinner is planned for the evening. The visit is part of the Biden administration’s effort to deepen its ties with Australia to counter China’s influence in the Indo-Pacific region, a key foreign policy priority.
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