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Down Under
East Timor denies China has approached it for US Base
2011-11-29
Duplicate from yesterday, but keeping anon1's comment:
More at the source, Northern Territory News, main newspaper for Darwin Australia where there will be a new placement of 2500 US Troops. This is a big deal for the region, it is changing the regional shift of power. The Aussies love the US and are glad they are coming. The Indonesians and Chinese are not happy. This small-seeming move signals a HUGE shift in geopolitical priorities of the US towards the Pacific. US President even visited Darwin a small city of 100,000 people who have never seen a world leader in their lives.
Posted by:anon1

#2  See also TOPIX > [USA = Ten Plausible] REASONS TO GO TO DARWIN.

The one I found most interesting is that the overcommitted, undersized-n-getting-smaller US 7th Fleet is likely unable to effectively cover the SCS to the satisfaction of ASEAN allies + neutrals, hence the need for the US to set up Marines in AUS???

versus

* WORLD MIL FORUM > PLA GENERAL LIN ZHUO: CHINA SENDS MORE PLAN WARSHIPS THROUGH OKINAWA-TAIWAN STRAITS TO TEST/MEASURE US + JAPAN ATTITUDES, espec as vee the encirclement of China.

* SAME > "DEUTSCH WELLE" GERMAN MEDIA: CHINA TO BEGIN BUILDING "BEIJING" CLASS LARGE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN 2014, SECOND "BEIJING" CARRIER TO BE NUCLEAR-POWERED + OPERATIONAL AFTER 2020.

* CHINA DAILY FORUM > [Asia Times] CHINA HAS TAKEN CONTROL OF SEVERAL US SATELLITES.

* SAME > {AUS Liberal Party Chief]TURNBULL CALLS FOR BROAD ALLIANCE WID CHINA.

ARTIC = Australia better served by seeking multi-polar Regional POWER BALANCE, NOT [US-style = unilateral/asymmetric?] POWER ENFORCEMENT, espec vee Rising China.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2011-11-29 23:08  

#1  A good and useful perspective, anon1. Thank you. I imagine the Marines wouldn't mind a personal greeting once they're settled in...;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2011-11-29 17:16  

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