Manila: President Barack Obama has asked Malcolm Turnbull to keep the United States in the loop from now on following dismay in Washington about the US not being consulted about the decision to allow a Chinese company with alleged links to the People's Liberation Army to lease the Port of Darwin.
During the 90-minute meeting between the leaders in Manila, Mr Obama said he understood Australia's relationship with China and its role in the region but, according to sources, said Washington should have been given a "heads up about these sorts of things".
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