ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND - AUGUST 06: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a joint news conference during the Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) at the U.S. Naval Academy on August 06, 2024 in Annapolis, Maryland. During the 34th AUSMIN, Austin was joined by Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who sought to show unity in the Indo-Pacific in the face of what they call China's destabilizing effects in the region. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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