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China Expands Military Operations Across the Pacific: Report
AUSTRALIA, JUL 13 – More than 35,000 personnel from 19 nations participate in the joint exercise, while Australia expects Chinese surveillance amid growing regional strategic competition.
- Exercise Talisman Sabre, the largest joint military drill in Australia, began on Sunday and involves more than 35,000 personnel from 19 nations, including the UK and Japan.
- The exercise was held in Australia and Papua New Guinea for the first time outside Australia amid rising concerns about China's expanding military activities in the Pacific region.
- China has conducted nearby naval operations, including live-fire drills between Australia and New Zealand, and its military has observed Talisman Sabre exercises since 2017, often sending surveillance ships to monitor activities.
- Australian Defence Minister Pat Conroy stated that it would be highly unlikely for the Chinese military not to monitor the exercises this time. He added that Australian forces will keep a close watch on China’s actions and their presence near Australia, while also making adjustments to prevent intelligence from being compromised.
- The drills signal a continued strategic contest in the Pacific, with Australia seeking to remain the primary security partner, while China denies plans for a regional military base despite a secret 2022 pact with the Solomon Islands.
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UK among 19 nations taking part in Australia's largest war exercise - as China expected to watch
The drill - the largest-ever war fighting exercise to take place in Australia - officially started on Sunday. The biennial drill, known as Exercise Talisman Sabre, started in 2005 as a joint exercise between the US and Australia but has grown to incorporate many more countries.
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