Anthony Albanese is pushing to deepen economic and security ties with South-East Asia as he departs on a three-nation overseas diplomatic trip.
Australia is set to take its relationship with the Philippines to new heights by running joint military patrols in the contested waters of the South China Sea and making it easier for Filipinos to receive work visas as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese pushes to deepen economic ties with South-East Asia.
The strategy, which is said to contain over 70 recommendations, has been devised by Australia’s special envoy for South-East Asia, former Macquarie Group chief executive Nicholas Moore. He may also meet with US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. She said the defence establishments in both nations had discussed organising regular joint maritime patrols in the South China Sea to deter China from seeking to control the disputed waters.
The Australian and Philippines defence forces last month conducted their first large-scale joint military exercises, simulating the retaking of an enemy-controlled island through air, sea and land drills.De La Vega said the exercises were a “positive signal” of the nations’ determination to protect the rules-based order in the South China Sea.
De La Vega said China had behaved provocatively by releasing a new national map claiming territory in the South China Sea that an international tribunal found in a 2016 ruling belonged to the Philippines.
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