(New Electric Power on Honolulu) The Minister of Defense in the United States, Australia and Japan agrees to strengthen military cooperation to check the increasing influence of China in the Pacific region.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin Saturday (October 1) said, "We welcomes colleagues from Australia and Japan to visit the Pacific Headquarters in the United States:" We are deeply deeply deepConcerned. "
The Australian Defense Minister Maleus said: "We maintain the global rules -based order. But we see that this order is under pressure in India -Pacific, because China is seeking to plant in a way we have never seen beforeThe world around it. "
The game and competition of China and the United States in the Pacific Island country have continued to increase in recent years.Among them, China and the Solomon Islands signed a safety agreement in April this year, and triggered military concern in this area.
The United States is launching a diplomatic offensive to fight against China's regional influence.Washington last Thursday (September 29) and 14 Island countries in the Pacific reached the US -Pacific Partnership Declaration to provide them with economic aid facilities, including investing in more than $ 810 million (about S $ 1.16 million) to expand to expand to expand to expanded to itAid of the Pacific Island Country.
US Vice President Harris also visited Japan and South Korea last week, saying that the United States will take action throughout the Asian region, including the Taiwan Strait, "nothing to fear, no hesitation".
We are deeply concerned about China's growing provocations and bullying behaviors in the Taiwan Strait and other regions.
——Austin, US Defense Secretary
