Australia and Japan PM Expected to Sign New Security Declaration in Response to Growing Beijing Threat

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (L) shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during their meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2022, Japan Pool Via Jiji Press/Jiji Press/AFP via Getty Images

The prime ministers of Australia and Japan are planning to sign a new security declaration in response to Beijing’s growing regional assertiveness and military power at an upcoming summit to be held in Perth.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be welcoming Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Oct. 22 and is expected to announce the new Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation, according to Kyodo News.