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China has expressed concern at the US decision to ramp up its military presence in the region by establishing a special naval task force to support its troops based in Darwin.
A technical amphibious lift group will be in place by 2018, possibly in Guam, to help the US mobilise its Australia-based troops quickly in an emergency.
The decision was interpreted by some Australiandefence analysts as the next step of the USs goal to pivot its defence capabilities towards the Asia-Pacific region over the next decade.
In China, analysts said the decision could further offend the Chinese government, which is still unhappy over Julia Gillards 2011 decision to allow US marines to be based in Darwin.
Shanghai Academy of Social Science researcher Li Kaisheng said the build-up of US troops in the region endangered Australias political ties with China.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/chinese-unhappy-with-us-build-up/story-e6frg6so-1226703127233
A technical amphibious lift group will be in place by 2018, possibly in Guam, to help the US mobilise its Australia-based troops quickly in an emergency.
The decision was interpreted by some Australiandefence analysts as the next step of the USs goal to pivot its defence capabilities towards the Asia-Pacific region over the next decade.
In China, analysts said the decision could further offend the Chinese government, which is still unhappy over Julia Gillards 2011 decision to allow US marines to be based in Darwin.
Shanghai Academy of Social Science researcher Li Kaisheng said the build-up of US troops in the region endangered Australias political ties with China.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/chinese-unhappy-with-us-build-up/story-e6frg6so-1226703127233