BRISBANE, Australia -- The U.S. and Australia will work to "integrate" Japan into their bilateral defense initiatives, while China continues "bullying" behavior in the Indo-Pacific region, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Friday.
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U.S., Australia to 'integrate' Japan into defense initiatives: Austin
In Brisbane, Pentagon chief spotlights China's 'troubling' coercion in Indo-Pacific
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, left, and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles hold a news conference in Brisbane on July 28. (Photo by Ryo Nakamura)
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