The US defence secretary says American forces along with their Australian allies will defend themselves from what he described as China’s “bullying behaviour”.
Lloyd Austin is in Brisbane with the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, for talks to debate safety within the Indo-Pacific.
Two nations mentioned they had been united in guaranteeing “stability” and “peace” throughout the area.
Al Jazeera’s Sarah Clarke has extra from Brisbane, Australia.
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