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US-China rift drives Australia's defence agenda

Ronald Mizen
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An increasingly assertive China in the Indo-Pacific and a volatile US President Donald Trump means that when it comes to national security, Australia has had to step up, and fast.

Defence white papers, which outline a 20-year horizon for defending the nation and its strategic interests, have come thick and fast in the past decade, with three released between 2009 and 2016.

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Ronald Mizen is the Financial Review’s political correspondent, reporting from the press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra. Connect with Ronald on Twitter. Email Ronald at ronald.mizen@afr.com
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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/foreign-affairs/us-china-rift-drives-australia-s-defence-agenda-20201005-p561zp