of building an Indo-Pacific alliance similar to NATO to limit China’s growing military and diplomatic influence in the region. Chinese state media have accused the U.S. The expanded drills are seen by China as a threat. joint combat exercise called Super Garuda Shield, making it the largest since the drills began in 2009.

Last year, Australia, along with Japan and Singapore, joined for the first time the annual Indonesia-U.S. In September 2021, Indonesia filed a diplomatic protest against Australia for being slow to provide information about its activities in the AUKUS trilateral pact involving the United States and the United Kingdom, including plans for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.

In 2017, Indonesia temporarily suspended military cooperation with Australia, including joint training, education, exchanges of officers and visits, over an alleged insult against the Indonesian state ideology “Pancasila” and the Indonesian military at an Australian military base. He vowed in a statement released by the Australian Embassy in Jakarta ahead of the talks to deepen defense engagement with Australia’s closest major neighbor. Marles declined to make any comment to the media after meeting with Subianto. Military exchanges between the two neighbors have previously included counterterrorism and border protection. “Cooperation between Indonesia and Australia can make an important contribution to regional peace and stability,” Subianto said, adding that the two governments agreed to further strengthen their security ties, including joint military training in Australia and the education of Indonesian cadets at Australian academies. Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said he and Marles discussed ways to facilitate cooperation between their militaries. JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) - Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles met his Indonesian counterpart on Monday to deepen security ties amid China’s increasingly assertive activity in the Indo-Pacific region.

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