HONOLULU -- Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada held talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles in Hawaii on Saturday, during which they agreed to deepen defense cooperation to jointly deter China's hegemonic behavior.
During the 90-minute-long talks at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Smith, the defense chiefs affirmed that the three nations would enhance trilateral training and promote defense equipment and technology initiatives.
This was the 11th defense ministerial talks among the three countries and first since a meeting in Singapore in June.
