In The Times today:-
The United States is planning to bolster its military presence in the Pacific and counter Chinese expansionism by building a naval base in northern Australia.
At least $211 million has been allocated for “new military construction” near Darwin, which already has a base for thousands of US Marines and their equipment.
The planned new facilities, about 25 miles northeast of the city, in an area known as Glyde Point, would be big enough to accommodate amphibious warships and larger vessels such as the helicopter carrier USS Wasp, which recently sailed into Sydney.
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