Japan’s Abe in Security Talks With Australia as They Seek to Counter China
- Prime Minister Morrison says nations ‘like-minded democracies’
- Both leaders have seen relations with Beijing sour during 2020
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold a virtual summit with his Australian counterpart on Thursday to discuss ways to deepen defense and security ties as both nations seek ways to counter an increasingly assertive China.
The leaders will deliberate on “ways we can work together, with other regional partners, to help ensure an open, inclusive and prosperous Indo-Pacific,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement on Wednesday. “As like-minded democracies, we are natural partners with shared interests underpinned by open markets and the rule of law.”