US to expand bases in Guam, Australia with China in focus

November 30, 2021

TRTWorld:

The US military will reinforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia, even while maintaining forces in the Middle East adequate to deter Iran and militant groups, the Pentagon has said based on the results of a review.

The US Defense Department will be upgrading and expanding military facilities in Guam and Australia, underscoring its focus on China as the country’s leading defense rival, officials said on Monday.

The details of the “global posture review,” commissioned at the start of the administration of President Joe Biden early this year, would remain classified, the officials said, so as not to give secrets away to rivals or to reveal confidential plans with allies…

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