After an annual meeting, the U.S. and Australia have announced they are deepening defense cooperation, citing escalatory actions from China.
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00:00The US says it plans to deploy its bombers to Australia more frequently because of Chinese
00:05military escalation in the Indo-Pacific region.
00:09The announcement was made at the end of annual bilateral talks between top officials from
00:14the US and Australia and is part of deepening defence cooperation between the two countries.
00:20Officials cited China's escalating actions against the Philippines in the South China
00:24Sea as the reason for the expanded deployments.
00:28Beijing has long criticised the US's relations in the Pacific, saying they add to regional
00:34tensions.