Australia has sent the clearest signal yet that it wants to deepen military ties with China, its biggest trading partner, risking strained relations with its longstanding ally the U.S.
The resource-rich country published a security paper on Friday that stressed the need to balance Canberra’s strategic Washington relationship with a sober recognition of the shift eastward in global economic and military power.
The U.S. has historically struck a more adversarial tone with Beijing—whose regional ambitions, even now, it views with caution. And Australia’s last strategic paper in 2009 positioned Beijing as more threat than ally. But more recently, the country has held several joint military exercises with China, as their economic and financial links deepen.
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Enda Curran, Wall Street Journal via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/FHUhCSKy550/
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