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Australia, Japan to bolster defense ties amid China's rise

by Mari Yamaguchi
| November 16, 2020 10:30 PM

TOKYO (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in Japan to hold talks with his Japanese counterpart, Yoshihide Suga, to bolster defense ties between the two U.S. allies to counter China's growing assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region amid a transition in American leadership.

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