Australia Not Standing Still as Beijing Advances ‘Military Adventurism’ in Indo-Pacific: Expert

Australia Not Standing Still as Beijing Advances ‘Military Adventurism’ in Indo-Pacific: Expert
Royal Australian Navy warship HMAS Paramatta sails in front of the iconic Sydney Opera House on Oct. 4, 2013. Saeed Khan/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
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Australia’s pivot towards an offensive-focused military is to counter Beijing’s rising militarisation in the Indo-Pacific region. It is part of a grander move for nations to unite against the Chinese regime’s coercive actions, according to a defence expert.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on July 1 presented the new Strategic Update and Force Structure Plan, which included a record $270 billion (US$187 billion) investment into the Australian Defence Force (ADF) over the next ten years.