SYDNEY -- With major Australia- and U.S.-organized military exercises underway Down Under, Canberra is facing pressure from the Pentagon about the role it would play in a potential U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan.
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Australian Army Air Dispatchers from the 9th Force Support Battalion participate in Exercise Talisman Sabre 25 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area in Queensland, Australia. (Photo courtesy of Australia's Department of Defence)
SYDNEY -- With major Australia- and U.S.-organized military exercises underway Down Under, Canberra is facing pressure from the Pentagon about the role it would play in a potential U.S.-China conflict over Taiwan.