Japan PM Abe Visiting Australia

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s four-day visit to Australia begins on Monday, one country will be keeping extra close tabs on announcements coming out of the trip: China.

Abe’s visit to Australia – the first by a Japanese prime minister since 2002 – comes days after the Japanese cabinet lifted a 60-year-old ban on “collective self-defense” to allow its military to aid allies such as Australia and the U.S. if they come under armed attack.

“Japan is seeking deeper alliances as it is beset by Chinese confidence and assertiveness,” Kerry Brown, director, China Studies Center at University of Sydney told CNBC, discussing Abe’s agenda in Australia.

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