Balancing Indo-Pacific Ties to Maintain Stability in the Face of ‘Aggressive’ Communist China

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison (L) is greeted by Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (R) prior to an official welcoming ceremony at Suga's official residence in Tokyo on November 17, 2020. Eugene Hoshiko / POOL / AFP

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants to balance ties so that everyone, including an increasingly aggressive communist China, prospers in a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

This comes as Australia and Japan committed to deepening and expanding its bilateral relationship, including security ties, through a new agreement which angered the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).