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‘Inviting everyone’: Indonesia hosts US and woos China - The Australian
GNews: The Australian Major outlet·2026-09-01AllianceP5: Strategic DecouplingP7: Alliance ArchitectureP8: Northern Arc
Why it matters
Indonesia's strategic positioning as a hub balancing US and Chinese interests is critical to Australia's northern arc security and alliance architecture. Any shift toward accommodation of Chinese military presence or exclusion of US/allied forces would directly threaten Australia's ability to operate, communicate, and project power in the Northern Arc and South China Sea approaches.
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