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afternoon , everyone , we have had a

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lively and productive set of

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conversations this morning and last

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night as well . Get to that in just a

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bit . First , though , I want to

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personally thank ministers paying . And

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Reynolds were traveling all this way

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halfway around the world to be with us

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today . That is a tough trip in

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ordinary times . Uh , and your entire

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delegation will be quarantining when

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you get back that many partners would

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do that for us . And so thank you to

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each of you and your teams for being

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with us here in person . It was very

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important that we all be together to

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have this important conversation .

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Before she left Australia administer

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pain called this year's Osman meetings

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quote the most significant end of quote

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in her time for us to a short , medium

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and long term interest . The same could

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be said for our side as well Are two

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great democracies face immediate crises

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like the Kobe 19 pandemic and longer

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term challenges like the Chinese

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Communist Party's ambitions ? We need

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to deal with each of these challenges

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simultaneously . We are lucky to count

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Australia as a close partner throughout

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all of this when I was a Sydney last

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August , I recalled naming our

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relationship as the unbreakable

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alliance . It's even more true today .

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We started this morning by talking at

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length about the Chinese Communist

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Party's malign activity in the Indo

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Pacific region and indeed all around

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the world . United States commends the

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Morris and government for standing up

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for democratic values and the rule of

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law . Despite intense continue coercive

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pressure from the Chinese Communist

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Party to bow to Beijing's wishes , it

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is unacceptable for Beijing to use

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exports or student fees as a cudgel

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against Australia . We stand with our

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Australian friends . We also disc rest

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Cove in 19 pandemic . United States

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commenced Australia for publicly

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condemning China's disinformation

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campaign and insisting on an

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independent review into this virus is

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original . So what ? I applaud your

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efforts to include Taiwan in the World

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Health Assembly so that the world might

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benefit from that vigorous democracies

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wisdom in dealing with the outbreak .

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We look forward to working together in

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our nation's I'm going economic

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recovery from this entirely preventable

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pandemic . Today we reaffirmed our

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collective commitment to strengthening

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supply chains so that they're resilient

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against future pandemics , CCP

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retaliation and the use of forced labor

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turning to Hong Kong . Our nations have

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both denounced the ccps violation ,

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have its own treaty promises and the

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crushing of Hong Kong's people's

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freedoms . The US applause Australia's

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decisive response to suspend its

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extradition agreement and extend visas

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for residents of Hong Kong in Australia .

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We also address the CCPS attempts to

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dominate the technology . Space we

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infects meant a great deal of time on

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this issue . Australia was ahead of us

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in awakening to the threat of untrusted

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vendors like Wall Way and ZTE . We look

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forward to nations becoming clean

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countries together . And finally ,

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we'll keep working with our Australian

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partners to reassert the rule of law in

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the South China Sea , with the United

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States and Australia have both

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underscored in recent important

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statements . Let's Secretary Esper

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address Maura about our military

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cooperation both there and elsewhere .

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Ministers . As I said just last week of

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the Nixon Library , the burden

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Australia has undertaken to uphold

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democratic values is not yours to bear

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alone . The United States knows the

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threats that you and the rest of the

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free world face on the United States

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stands with you in our unbreakable

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alliance . Thank you again for being

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here today , Mr Peyton . Thank you very

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much , Mike . And to our secretary

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colleagues , Mike Pompeo and markets

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for it is a great pleasure to be here

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today . Both Minister Linda Reynolds

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and I are very place that Azmin was

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able to take place in person today . We

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know that we're living in a very

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constrained set of circumstances . So

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we particularly appreciate the effort

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made by the United States to host us

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here by the teams who have put together

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on dolls mean in in these constrained

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circumstances . And I want to think all

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of those involved I want to thank

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Ambassador Arthur Sina . Dainius and

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his team acknowledge Ambassador A . B .

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Culvahouse who's also made the trip

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from camera on our secretaries Frances

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Adamson and Greg Moriarty in the shape

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of the Australian Defence Force General

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Angus Campbell . This year marks 80

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years off diplomatic relations between

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Australia and the United States . This

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is the 30th Cosmin talks end

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in Data's Mike referred to It is my

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fifth in two incarnations are At least

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it's hard to believe that it's a year

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since we were in Sydney because so much

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has happened in the last 12 months .

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and I want to particularly convey my

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condolences , my sympathies to those

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amongst the American people who have

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lost loved ones , particularly during

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the covered 19 pandemic . These are

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difficult times for all of us . As

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both Secretary Pompeo and I have , said

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a . Tver . Various times , Australia

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and the United States . Strong and

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enduring relationship is built on our

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shared values . It's built on our

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resolute belief in the rule of law . A

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respect for human rights are promotion

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of gender equality are protection of

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freedoms of religion and belief . It's

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built on the fact that we are both

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strong liberal democracies that cherish

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freedom of expression and diversity of

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opinion , and it's built on our

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confidence in making decisions in our

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interests . It has been today we

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discussed and reached agreement on a

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wide range of issues . We agreed it's

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essential that the alliance remains

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well positioned to respond to both the

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immediate impacts of covert 19 as well

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as the long , longer term economic and

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security challenges that have emerged

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not just in the past six months , but

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in recent years . Australia in the

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United States are deeply committed to

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strengthening health security if it's

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in the Indo Pacific to help states

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combat covert 19 and to prevent the

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emergence off future pandemics . So I'm

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pleased that is part of our talks today .

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We have agreed to expand cooperation

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under air hold security partnership to

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explore opportunities to prevent and

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respond to detect and respond to

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infectious disease threats , including

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ensuring access to vital vaccines .

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Covert 19 has without doubt exacerbated

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the security challenges in our region .

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Some countries are using the pandemic

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to undermine liberal democracy . The

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role of multi electoral institutions is

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more important now than ever in

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supporting our values and our strategic

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objectives as the world responds to the

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health and economic challenges of

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covert 19 . Where therefore placed also

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to be able to announce a new working

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group between Australia's Department of

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Foreign Affairs and Trade and the

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United States Department of State to

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monitor and respond to harmful

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disinformation , the rules based global

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order is a constant notwithstanding ,

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or perhaps even more so given the

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impact off the pandemic . We reiterated

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our commitment to holding states to

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account when they breach international

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norms and laws as we have done and will

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continue to do so in relation to

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China's erosion of freedoms in Hong

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Kong . We also recognized the

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importance of international leadership

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and cooperation , which for both of us ,

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involves helping other countries

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through the covered 19 crisis . We will

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step up and ensure that we support our

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mates further , a field that means

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working together to strengthen the

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capacity of states in our region to

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recover economically from covert 19

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including by supporting infrastructure

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development . I worked together , for

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example , along with the government of

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Palau and other partners , including

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Japan on the Palau Marine cable . To

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provide fast and affordable Internet to

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our Pacific neighbors is a really good

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example of this and I'm glad we've been

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able to progress our discussions on

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these today . We will use the

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Australian US alliances the basis to

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deepen our friendship with others . We

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already do will work more closely with

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existing partnerships such as the Five

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Eyes as he armed the quad , the

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Trilateral Infrastructure partnership ,

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the East Asia Summit and as we have

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three covered 19 we will build new new

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groupings , cementing friendships ,

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improving our security through a

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network of nations that share our

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vision , often open , prosperous and

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secure Indo Pacific . I'm very proud to

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be here this week . I'm very proud that

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the enduring Australia US alliance will

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be at the very heart off this vision .

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Mike , Thank you and mark again for

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your hospitality . Well , thank you ,

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Minister Pain and Minister Reynolds ,

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Maurice Linda , for coming all this way

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to be here in person , particularly in

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the time of cove it your presence

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reflects the strength of the U . S .

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Australian alliance and signifies our

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ever increasing convergence on the most

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important strategic issues of our time .

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The United States and Australia share a

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deep and enduring bond united by common

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values and forge through decades of

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shared sacrifice , having fought

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shoulder to shoulder in every major

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conflict since world war . Today our

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alliance remains strong and resilient

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and is vital to stability , the

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security and prosperity around the

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globe and in the United States .

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Priority Theater , the Indo Pacific .

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Together we share a common vision for a

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free and open Indo Pacific . We're all

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nations , big and small can enjoy the

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benefits of sovereignty where free ,

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fair and reciprocal trade are the norm ,

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where states adhere to international

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rules and norms and where international

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disputes are resolved peacefully .

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Today we discussed a range of issues

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regarding the future of the region ,

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including the impact of the global

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pandemic as well as the security

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situation in the South China Sea

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specifically and the Indo Pacific more

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generally . We appreciate Australia's

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significant contributions to Cove in 19

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response efforts and we spoke in detail

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about the Chinese Communist Party's

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destabilizing activities and the fact

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that Beijing is increasingly resorting

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to coercion and intimidation to advance

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its strategic objectives at the expense

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of other nations . The United States .

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Six . A constructive , results oriented

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relationship with the PRC . But we will

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stand firm in upholding the

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international rules based order and we

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applaud Australia for pushing back

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against the CCP . Is brazen economic

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threats and coercive behaviour an

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increasing risk of retaliation ? We

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also discussed the PRC's less

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conspicuous means of extending its

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influence through state sponsored tech

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dominance . And we commend Australia

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for its decision to reject Wall Way and

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ZTE in its five G network , thus

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protecting the integrity of our

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intelligence cooperation and the many

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other aspects of our defense

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relationship . In this regard , I want

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to thank Australia for its continued

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support of the marine rotational force

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at Darwin are significant presence

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there enables excellent combined

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training between the U . S . And

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Australian troops and this year's

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rotation is an important example of how

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we can meet our strategic interests as

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an alliance while adapting to health

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concerns posed by the Corona virus . We

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owe it to our partners to make sure

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that we deploy responsible responsibly

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as I assured Minister Reynolds of our

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preventative measures . Additionally ,

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last week , five Australian warships

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joined the USS Ronald Reagan Carrier

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Strike Group and a Japanese destroyer

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in conducting a trilateral naval

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exercise in the Philippine Sea ahead of

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the upcoming RIMPAC exercise in Hawaii .

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These exercises not only bolster

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interoperability but also send a clear

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signal to Beijing that we will fly . We

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will sell and we will operate wherever

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international law allows and defend the

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rights of our allies and partners to do

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the same . Amid these challenging and

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uncertain times , the U . S . Australia

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alliance remains a powerful force for

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stability and prosperity in our region

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and the world . And we thank you once

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again Minister Pain and Minister

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Reynolds for your participation here

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today . Thank you , but well , thank

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you very much sick , addressed to Mark

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and both . You might thank you very

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much for your hospitality and also for

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the reproductive discussions that we've

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had today . I'm delighted that we're

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able to come here in person because

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there really is no substitute for face

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to face meetings that we've had here

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today . Since its beginning , Osmond

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has steered a reliance through a

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rapidly changing world , from the Cold

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War to confronting extremism and most

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recently , focusing the alliance

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activities in the Indo Pacific . But

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today we are both experiencing a

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profound change in the geopolitical

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framework that underpins our security

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but also our prosperity . So now more

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than ever , we must put a premium on

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ensuring the alliance continues to

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serve both our nation's interests . And

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today we have done just that , focusing

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to ensure our alliance corporation is

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best placed to respond to our shared

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challenges with a great an ambitious

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set of defense outcomes , ones that

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advance their cooperation in support of

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a shared vision , a vision for a region

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that is secure , that is open , and

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there's also prosperous . Secretary

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Expert I signed a statement of

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principles on Alliance defense

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cooperation on on force posture

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priorities in the Indo Pacific . This

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build on our successful force posture ,

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cooperation over the past 10 years and

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it will drive the next decade of our

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defense cooperation in the Indo Pacific .

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It will also strengthen our shared

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ability to contribute to regional

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security and to determine malign

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behavior in our region . We intend to

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establish a US funded , commercially

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operated strategic military fuel

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reserve in Darwin . We agreed to

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further deepen our defence science

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technology and also our industrial

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corporation . This includes hyper

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sonics , electronic warfare and space

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based capabilities . This will ensure

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the alliance maintains its capability

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age in a rapidly modernizing

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environment . Further reducing barriers

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to industrial base integration will

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also strengthen our interoperability

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and also our shared resilience .

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When we released Australia's defense

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strategic updates earlier this month ,

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my Prime Minister no said that we now

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face the world that is poorer , that is

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more dangerous and that is more

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disorderly . The Australian

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government's $270 billion investment in

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defence capability over the next

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decades will build capability ,

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resilience and further agility for the

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Australian defence forces . It will

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also allow Australia to make its

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strongest contribution to our shared

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alliance security interests right

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across the Indo Pacific and today we

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reaffirmed the importance of working

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with partners to strengthen sovereignty

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and also resilience to coercion . Our

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alliance is in great shape , but we

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cannot ever take it for granted . And

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this is why the substantial outcomes

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and agreements we have reached today so

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important First , both . Thank you .

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Okay . For our first question , let's

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go to Nick Schifrin from Yes , news out .

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Thank you very much , Mr Secretary .

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Minister Pain , if I could ask you both

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about China and Mr Secretary more ,

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more local question . Um , the

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secretary , uh , after your Alliance of

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Democracy speech , you received some

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criticism by some people who called it

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unworkable , especially for European

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allies . As the Trump administration

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pursues a confrontational trade policy

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on Europe on doesn't criticize other

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autocrats , including Viktor Orban .

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How do you work through that on

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Minister Pain ? Another aspect of that

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speech was the admonition toe . Help

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the Chinese people change the Chinese

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government . Do you think that is

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possible and or wise ? Mr Secretary , I

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could quickly , more locally you want

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you want three questions ? If good ,

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try just quickly . Just let me let me

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just let me just take your first

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question to me . And then Minister pain

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can take the 2nd 1 No , it's it's

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completely workable . As I said in that

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same set of remarks , This isn't about

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picking America versus China . This is

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about choosing freedom and democracy

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against tyranny and authoritarian

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regime , and I am confident that the

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democracies are transatlantic alliance .

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All of those great nations know

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precisely which side of that debate

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they want to be on . They know where

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their people's interest . I live with

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freedom and democracy and continued

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economic prosperity for their people .

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That doesn't come from parting with or

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working with authoritarian regimes that

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threaten them , but rather working with

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countries like Australia and America

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that value freedom and human rights in

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the same way that they do . You made a

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comment about the fact that we have not

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been consistent on human rights . I

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have a fundamentally different view of

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that . We've been intensely focused on

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making sure that we stand up for the

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very value set that the United States

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and Australia alongside of us care so

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deeply about . I gave us that remarks

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in Philadelphia now a couple weeks back

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that talked about this and put it in

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sharp focus and talked about the

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unalienable rights that matter So much

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to the world . I will defend them

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everywhere . And I'm confident that our

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partners all across Europe , frankly

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democratic friends all across the world ,

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whether that's in India , Japan or

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South Korea are Australian partners

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here today understand that the

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challenge of our times is to make sure

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that those nations that do value

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freedom and do want economic prosperity

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big based on economic prosperity based

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on the rule of law will join together

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to deliver that for our people . The

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last thing US second question her out

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mom . And I'm gonna take a because you

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mischaracterized again . What ? I said ,

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go back and look what I said . Way need

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to make sure we're talking to everyone

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all across the world . The Chinese .

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When they come here , they talk to

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Democrats . I got to go to Capitol Hill

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and lobby Democrats on Capitol Hill .

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American diplomats auto have that same

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opportunity s so that we can speak to

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all people that are part of the

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People's Republic of China . It seems

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only appropriate that we do that . It

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seems quite necessary . Indeed I would .

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I would think that the government in

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Beijing would want that we encourage

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their to be freedom of speech ,

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openness at the capacity to work with

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elements inside the nights that's that

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don't always agree with the

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administration . That's how that's how

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democracies . That's how economic

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growth takes place . Those kinds of

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things air the right thing to do , and

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we're aiming . There are diplomatic

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efforts to make sure that there's every

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opportunity for people all across the

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world to speak to all of the various

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views that it contains inside of the

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People's Republic of China . Thanks

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very much , Mike , and rather than I

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think , make individual comments on

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secretary speaks 63 speeches on his own .

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Australia's positions are our own , and

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we operate as you would expect on the

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basis of our shared values , actually ,

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which reflected in both the approach of

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the United States and the approach of

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Australia . But most importantly , from

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our perspective , we make our own

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decisions , our own decisions , our own

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judgments in the Australian national

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interest and about upholding our

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security , our prosperity on our values .

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So we deal with China in the same way

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we have a strong economic engagement ,

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other engagement , and it works in the

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interests off both countries . That

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said , of course , we don't agree on

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everything . We are very different

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countries . We are very different

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systems on its the points on which we

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disagree that we should be able to

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articulate in a mature and sensible way

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on advance . As I said , our interests

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and our values , as my prime minister

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put it recently , the relationship that

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we have with China is important and we

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have no intention of injuring it . But

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nor do we intend to do things that a

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contrary to our interests on that is

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the premise from which we begin .

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Next we go to Sarah Blake from New

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Sport . Thank

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you . I have a question for both

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Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Minister

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Pain Secretary Pompeo . There are

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currently dozens off Australian

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citizens in Syria who are the wives and

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Children of captured Islamic state

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fighters . Do you think that Australia

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should bring these people home and if

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so , why ? And if so , why not ? You

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know what ? If you have a question for

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Mr Pain going put that minister painted

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the question off . The Isis wives and

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Children arise in your talks with

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Secretary Pompeo and will Israeli bring

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these people home . And if so , why

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maybe I let you go first since it's the

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same question in their Australian

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people , about which was where we have

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broadly discussed a number of issues

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relating to a counter terrorism more

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broadly and in relation to Syria . It's

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important to note that Australia has

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repatriated some orphans from Syria ,

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but these are bring complex challenges

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and I don't think that that should be

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underestimated . The priority of the

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Australian government is the protection

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off Australia and the Australian

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community where a good international

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citizen , we don't shy away from our

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responsibilities and those also of

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course include our responsibilities to

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citizens at home , to our diplomats and

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officials who would be required to

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travel into what are very dangerous

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situations . And as the government has

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repeatedly said , the prime minister ,

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the minister for home affairs and I

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have repeatedly said we will not put

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Australian lives at risk to try and to

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extract people . It's important to note ,

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I think that covered 19 has further

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complicated this picture . Extensively ,

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we have seen closed borders ,

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significant travel restrictions ,

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significant international travel bans

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put in place , including , of course ,

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in Australia itself . Movement in Syria

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and in the region is now more complex

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than ever . And at home we see our

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states and territories very stretched

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as an understatement in some cases

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because of the impact of covered 19

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infections . So any assessment of the

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sorts of resources that would be needed

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to re integrate to monitor , to secure ,

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to de radicalize people who are brought

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home are under significantly more

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pressure than they usually would bay .

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And we will not put our communities at

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home at risk . Nor are officials abroad

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to extract people from Syria under

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current conditions . We will always

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take a case by case approach to returns

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of individuals . But at this point in

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time , it's an extremely complex

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situation and that remains the

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government's position and we've made .

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We've made very clear . Our expectation

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is that the place is that these thes

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fighters were being detained may not be

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sustainable and that we need to work

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with each host country to bring those

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people back and bring them to justice

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back in their home . We think that's

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important . We've been consistent with

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that all across all the nations that

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that have fighters that air there

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inside of Syria question Katie Bill

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Williams from Defense one .

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Thank you for doing this . First

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Secretary Esper did the U . S and

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Australia discuss deploying either

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additional U . S troops or intermediate

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range missiles on Australian soil and

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can give us any details on the outcome

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of those conversations . And secondly ,

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can you tell us what are your concerns

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about military style uniforms being

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worn by federal officers conducting

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civilian law enforcement activities in

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Portland and then to Minister Reynolds

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during your meetings this week ? Did

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did the U . S side press uh , did us .

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I press you to conduct freedom of

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navigation operations closer to the

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disputed island chains in the South

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China Sea than Australia has has

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previously been willing . And do you

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plan on honoring that request on def ?

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So what has changed a strike this

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calculation . So I'll go first and I'll

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take your first question , since it

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involves our Australian partners who

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have traveled 22 hours to be here today

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and face a 14 day quarantine on the

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back end . Let me just say we had a

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very wide ranging discussion about the

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capabilities that the United States

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possesses and that the capabilities of

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Australia possesses and our desire to

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advance them whether they are hyper

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sonics or any other type of capability .

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Andi . I think it's important , as we

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think forward about how do we deter bad

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behavior in the Indo Pacific and how we

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defend the international rules based

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order in this case specifically with

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regard to China ? I would like also to

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take this moment to commend Australia .

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They recently announced a bold new

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defense strategy that is far reaching

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and I think , really , really puts him

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at the forefront as a really extremely

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capable partner to the United States

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and and a very capable partner in terms

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of defending that international rules

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based order and that one involved a

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full suite of capabilities and

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strategies we intend to roll out

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together in the years ahead .

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Well , thank you very much . Mark and

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Katie in relation , Teoh transiting

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through the region and also freedom of

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navigation and overflight . As you

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would expect , it was a subject of

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discussion for those of you who know

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Australia has a long history off

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transiting through the region at Union ,

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actually bilaterally with regional

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friends on also multilaterally . For

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example , the idea for Joint task group

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recently transited through the South

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China Sea on its way to RIMPAC and as

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the secretary observed , we did a try

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electoral transit through the

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Philippines Sea . Our approach remains

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consistent and we will continue to

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transit through the region in

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accordance with international law .

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Okay , last question to Amelia Adams

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with nine Network

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Secretary Pompeii . If I could start

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with you this a lot of concern in

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Australia about the growing rift

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between your administration and China .

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As you know , the strength is very

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dependent on China . Uh , should

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Australians be concerned about the long

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term consequences off the breakdown in

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relations between your two countries

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for our regional security and perhaps

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Minister pain , if you could talk to

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the same question after the secretary ,

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Um , this isn't about a breakdown in

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relations between the United States and

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China . This is about unlawful

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misconduct by the Chinese Communist

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Party coercive behaviour that , frankly ,

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most Western nations have permitted to

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go on for far too long . President

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Trump made very clear as far back as

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his campaign that we were no longer

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going to permit that to happen . We

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were going to re balance the

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relationship with the objective of

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getting a much more fair , reciprocal

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relationship between the United States

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and China . We've done it on multiple

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fronts . We've seen very publicly on

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trade . We've seen it , the things

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we've done to make sure that we have

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safe and secure infrastructure .

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Australians have been fantastic ,

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making sure that Australians

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information their private information

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didn't end up in the hands of the

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Chinese Communist Party . So every

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nation and its people needs to be aware

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of the threat that is posed by the

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Chinese Communist Party to them . And I

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am confident that the Australian

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government , just like the American

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government , will act in ways that

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preserve their sovereignty and secure

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freedoms for their own people . Amelia ,

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I think in part I answered the question

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now in response to the question from

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our first representative this afternoon .

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But from Australia's perspective , let

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me reiterate that we make our own

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decisions . We do that based on our

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values , many of which are shared

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values overwhelmingly but most

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importantly in Australia's national

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interest . We do often hold common

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positions with the United States

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because we do share so many of those

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fundamental values and we both want the

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same kind of region . We wanted to be

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secure . We wanted to be stable . We

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wanted to be free . We wanted to be

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prosperous and what this meeting is all

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about . What does mean is all about and

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has been , in fact , for its 30th

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orations is the alignment of the broad

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perspectives of Australia and the

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United States on global and regional

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issues that includes our discussions in

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relation to China . It includes our

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discussions in relation to covered 19

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response and recovery we have . I think

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a demonstrably track record of making

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decisions are based on our own

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interests . Uh , the number of those

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have been mentioned today in terms of

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protecting Australia and Australians in

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the interests of national security ,

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whether they are around countering

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foreign interference , whether they are

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ensuring that our five G network is

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protected from high risk of indoors ,

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whether they are about the sorts of

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initiatives that we've taken more

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recently around our foreign investment

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rules , we don't agree on everything by ,

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and that's part of a respectful

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relationship . It's part of a

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relationship that has endured over 100

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years of mate ship to a re coin that

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phrase and will endure . I am

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absolutely confident face based on our

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fundamental shared values for centuries

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into the future .

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Thanks , everyone