'A free and open Indo-Pacific': US flags pact with Australia-Japan-India

[TruthTheOnlyDefense]

"Los Angeles: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has raised the prospect of Australia joining the US, Japan and India in a powerful strategic alliance to promote "a free and open Indo-Pacific".

Mr Tillerson, in a speech and question-and-answer session at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC on Wednesday, described threats faced in the region from cyber attacks, North Korea and China's provocative and undermining actions."

http://www.theage.com.au/world/a-fr...with-australiajapanindia-20171019-gz3x6y.html

 

[Path-Finder]

There will be nothing free and open about it!

 

[FuturePAF]

This will be seen in China as a Containment Strategy
Would china need to build up Pakistan to counter balance this alliance? Pakistan allows China to Flank this pact from the West

 

[nang2]

TPP 2.0?

 

[Ryuzaki]

Indo-Pacific instead of Asia-Pacific.Interesting.

 

[mzeeshanfahd]

another SCS in the making .....