Northern Australia port for the US Navy to keep track of “Chinese intentions”

Northern Australia port for the US Navy to keep track of “Chinese intentions”

ABC quoted multiple defense and government officials as saying the facility would be about 40km from Darwin, which leased its own port to a Chinese operator

Australia is planning to build a new deep-water port on its northern coast able to accommodate US Marine deployments as part of efforts to counter China’s growing presence in the region, the ABC reported on Monday.

The national…

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