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Australia unveils new defence strategy, with eye on 'coercive' China

SYDNEY: Australia unveiled its first National Defence Strategy on Wednesday (Apr 17), signalling a new focus on deterring China's "coercive tactics" in a region seen as lurching towards conflict. The 80-page document offers a gloomy assessment of Pacific security and sets out a massive increase in def

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L’Australie a présenté mercredi sa toute première stratégie de défense nationale, qui met l’accent sur le Pacifique face aux supposées «tactiques coercitives» de la Chine sur fond de tensions dans la région80 pages dressant un tableau relativement sombre de la situation sécuritaire dans le Pacifique. C’est le document présenté ce mercredi par les autorités australiennes, plaidant pour une augmentation massive des dépenses militaires de Canberra …

Australian authorities today published the first national defence strategy, which focuses in particular on protecting the country's key interests in its immediate vicinity and highlights the threat posed by China. Beijing said China's development in the Asia-Pacific region posed no threat to Australia.

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psnews.com.au broke the news in on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
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