US EditionAustralia Says China Anxiety, Geography Driving Closer Indonesia Ties
- In May 2025, during a visit to Jakarta, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto committed to enhancing defense collaboration, which includes conducting joint military exercises on Morotai island.
- The talks took place against the backdrop of Australia's increasing security concerns prompted by China's expanding military capabilities and the evolving expectations from the US for its partners to assume greater responsibility for their own security.
- Morotai, an island strategically located between Asia and Oceania with well-developed military facilities, will be the site of combined air and maritime training exercises between Indonesia and Australia, as announced by Richard Marles and Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin.
- Albanese called the August 2024 security alliance with Indonesia 'the most significant step' enhancing maritime security, counterterrorism, and humanitarian cooperation in the region.
- This growing military collaboration reflects both countries' aims to manage regional stability amid geopolitical shifts driven by China's rise and evolving US-Asia relations.
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