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US presence in Australia set to grow, as high-level summit commits to deeper military ties
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(From left) Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin at a press conference in Brisbane on July 29.
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SYDNEY – For the past 38 years, Australia and its closest ally, the United States, have held regular high-level talks, even if the summits have at times resembled little more than occasions for the two sides to deliver lofty declarations about the depth of their alliance.
In recent years, however, these meetings have taken on new importance, with the two countries growing increasingly concerned about the impact of China’s rise on the region.
