The United States and Australia said Tuesday they were expanding military cooperation amid soaring tensions with China, vowing a common front ...
WASHINGTON: The United States and Australia said Tuesday they were expanding military cooperation amid soaring tensions with China, vowing a common front between the allies.
Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds said she agreed to strengthen ties with the United States across a slew of defense areas including hypersonic, electronic and space-based warfare. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens while Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne speaks during a press conference AFP/Brendan SmialowskiSecretary of State Mike Pompeo has championed a hardline stance on China, questioning the half-century US policy of engagement and urging an alliance to confront a"Frankenstein" Beijing.
Pompeo, hailing the"unbreakable alliance," saluted Morrison for defying Chinese actions aimed at forcing him to"bow to Beijing's wishes." As the United States and Australia held their talks, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi - in a phone call with his counterpart of another US ally, France - accused Washington of"reckless provocation of confrontation."
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