A Chinese Navy helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources plane above Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Feb. 18, 2025. Ezra Acayan/Getty ImagesChina’s increasing military pressure is compelling Australia to expand joint defense exercises with its allies, while also pushing Canberra to reduce its economic ties with Beijing, experts say.“The biggest military build-up in the world today is China,” Richard Marles, Australia’s defense minister, warned in an opening address at the 2025 Indo Pacific Conference in Sydney on Nov. 4.
Chinas Aggression Aims to Isolate Australia, Undermine Regional Security: Analysts
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