SYDNEY—The U.S.-Australia
alliance is “more vital than ever,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said,
calling on greater cooperation between the two countries to deal with a new era
of security challenges as China seeks to extend its influence in the Indo-Pacific
region.
Speaking Sunday in Sydney,
Pompeo condemned China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and unfair
trade practices, painting these contemporary tensions as a generational test
for the “unbreakable”…