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Peter Jennings from the Australian Strategic Policy Institute said Australia and Japan were concerned about Beijing and "uncertain about the behaviour of China's military forces in the region".

"Neither of us wants to see China as a threat, but there's undeniable concern about Chinese behaviour and I think that's leading to the two countries getting closer," Mr Jennings said.

Mr Turnbull said he would also discuss regional security challenges and in particular, North Korea's reckless and criminal behaviour.

The strategy to bolster defence cooperation comes amid a dispute over Beijing's activities in the South China Sea, the strategic sub-region of the Indo Pacific.

Last year, Australia discussed joint exercises with Japan and the United States, but India blocked the bid over concerns it could inflame diplomatic tensions with China.

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PT and Whale make it sound like China is no problem. So India thinks OZ is an irritant?   
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Originally posted by Whale Whale wrote:

Originally posted by maccamax maccamax wrote:

Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        =


LOL   poor old codger, thinks he has any say or influence on what happens in Australia, how he wishes it was 1950 Cry


Your firing the desperation guns Whale.

Something has gone wrong with your cranial, Oxygen supply.

Have you seen your Dr lately ?
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India and Japan see themselves as competing rivals to China in their grand infrastructure plans. They may eventually cooperate with each other as the US switches it's focus from more traditional partners Pakistan to Russia's traditional ally India. The US walking away from the TPP and a buffer to China has left much of Asia looking for new alliances and partnerships. 
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   Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        =

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Originally posted by maccamax maccamax wrote:

Originally posted by maccamax maccamax wrote:

   Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        =

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 Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        = [/QUOTE]

poor senile Macca, thinks he has found a weak point and keeps repeating himself LOL
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 Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        = [/QUOTE]
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That's easy for you to say 
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Originally posted by Whale Whale wrote:

Originally posted by maccamax maccamax wrote:

Originally posted by maccamax maccamax wrote:

   Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        =

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 Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        =


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 Australia doesn't have to cross water to find our enemies ,

We've done a mighty job of importing them ,    allowing them to breed and join TBV.        = [/QUOTE]

and whale is the resident bully
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and whale is the resident bully
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How dumb are Trump and his lawyer Michael Cohen.

Porn actress Stormy Daniels(stage name) is going on US ABC last year to talk about her having sex with Trump a year after he married Melania. 

Cohen pays her $130k to silence her She signs an agreement to not disclose, but she signs it under her stage name, so it is not legally binding, and stupid Cohen doesn't notice. Now she is blabbing about it and getting another payday
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Originally posted by Passing Through Passing Through wrote:

India and Japan see themselves as competing rivals to China in their grand infrastructure plans. They may eventually cooperate with each other as the US switches it's focus from more traditional partners Pakistan to Russia's traditional ally India. The US walking away from the TPP and a buffer to China has left much of Asia looking for new alliances and partnerships. 


And India won't let you play? Pakistan doesn't have an ally either. There maybe an opening for OZ to have an ally in the neighborhood. And you can send our Marines home so we yanks can put them to good use.
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Pakistan are doing ok, as will Afghanistan. The reason US has dropped Pakistan is that they have signed on with China and are expanding a trade route down through the major Islamic province of China through the pass down through Pakistan and Afghanistan to the Indian Ocean India see that as security risk to them and their claims to Kashmir. The US has come onboard to back them
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It branches off through Afghanistan into Iran, another partner
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It will totally restructure Pakistan

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Originally posted by Passing Through Passing Through wrote:

Pakistan are doing ok, as will Afghanistan. The reason US has dropped Pakistan is that they have signed on with China and are expanding a trade route down through the major Islamic province of China through the pass down through Pakistan and Afghanistan to the Indian Ocean India see that as security risk to them and their claims to Kashmir. The US has come onboard to back them


Not as simple as that, but who am I to question your explanations of why we yanks do what we do. Afterall, who knows more about we yanks than you. I am totally mesmerized by your intuitive knowledge about our corrupt, deviant, violent, and imperialistic society and politics. For the life of me I can't understand why India doesn't want to play with OZ. Do you think they are intimidated by a country with such intelligence as you yourself provide? The maps are a nice deflection though.
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No it isn't as simple as that The quarter of Afghanistan that you hold by a thread is cooperating with India to destabilise the three quarters of Afgh who are controlled by Taliban backed Russia to stop the project Gets very complicated and could get ugly
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The green is road and rail, the blue obviously sea routes You can see why India is concerned, being encircled by China
Image result for China Pakistan Economic Corridor
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So why is India not playing with OZ?
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They are. They are one of our biggest trade partners, sources of immigration, student visas etc. We are good friends. 
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Australia hasn't signed up with China yet. They secured Darwin port as part of the project but our govt is keeping them at arms length, even insulting them
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What Pakistan's Decision to Pull Out of a Mega Dam Project Tells Us About the Future of CPEC

There’s much more to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor than the rosy headlines touting friendship between Islamabad and Beijing.

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While China has been content to free ride on the relative stability maintained by the United States in South Asia, its willingness to build on these efforts may prove instrumental in compelling Pakistan to give up its support of terror.

Arushi Kumar is a researcher at Carnegie India. A version of this piece originally appeared at South Asian Voices, an online platform for strategic analysis and debate hosted by the Stimson Center.

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Both China and Russia are Venezuela's biggest creditors with over $60 billion in loans over the last 10 years Corruption and mismanagement have left them in dire straits Russia last week negotiated new minimum repayment terms for their $3.4b in loans loans over 10 years and China have held off on pressuring them to repay saying they are confident Venezuela can work their way through it.
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Very Good Djebel.       Truth doesn't stand for much on here . So no comment from the merry band of traitors.

    Always best when there are 2 sides to the stories.
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Very Good Djebel.       Truth doesn't stand for much on here . So no comment from the merry band of traitors.

    Always best when there are 2 sides to the stories.


lol you really don't comprehend. She was paid $130,000 to sign that, she signed it under her stage name, so it means nothing. PT posted that hours ago
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