摘要
Australia should look beyond self-interest in balancing its alliance with the United States and its relationship with China Australia and the United States completed their annual military dialogue dubbed AUSMIN on August 12—the 29th since its establishment in 1985.The joint communiquéissued at the conclusion of the talks,held in Canberra and attended by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the U.S.side and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defense Minister David Johnston on the Australian side,covered a vast range
Australia and the United States completed their annual military dialogue dubbed LAUSMIN on August 12-the 29th since its establishment in 1985. The joint communique issued at the conclusion of the talks, held in Canberra and attended by Secretary of State John Kerry and Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on the U.S. side and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop and Defense Minister David Johnston on the Australian side, covered a vast range of issues from joint military exercises to concerns over climate change and terrorism in the Middle East. The document testifies to the close relations between the two countries.
