Australia Seeks to Build Defense Ties to Counter China Squeeze

  • Premier Morrison reaches defense deal at summit in Tokyo
  • Trip comes as Quad pact to buffer Beijing gathers impetus
Scott MorrisonPhotographer: Mark Graham/Bloomberg
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Australia is taking the next step toward building a coalition of “like-minded” democracies pushing back against what they view as Beijing’s increasing expansionism in the Indo-Pacific -- even as the list of trade reprisals against it grows.