First US Marines arrive in Australia
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="batch">batch</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2,500 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Marines">Marines</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="bolsters">bolsters</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="balance">balance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span>".</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> 200 <span word="Marines">Marines</span> <span word="touched">touched</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tropical">tropical</span> <span word="Darwin">Darwin</span> <span word="overnight">overnight</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="enhanced">enhanced</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span> <span word="outlined">outlined</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="visit">visit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="troops">troops</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Territory">Territory</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="month">month</span> <span word="rotational">rotational</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Robertson">Robertson</span> <span word="Barracks">Barracks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outskirts">outskirts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> 2,500 <span word="by">by</span> 2016-2017.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troop">troop</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Liu">Liu</span> <span word="Weimin">Weimin</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="backdrop">backdrop</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sluggish">sluggish</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="development">development</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="debating">debating</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="strengthening">strengthening</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expanding">expanding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span>.</p><p><span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="Yansheng">Yansheng</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>' <span word="strengthened">strengthened</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="pact">pact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Australia">Australia</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figment">figment</span> <span word="of">of</span> "<span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="destabilize">destabilize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Military">Military</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="alliances">alliances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="mentality">mentality</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="counter">counter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>, <span word="development">development</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cooperation">cooperation</span>," <span word="Geng">Geng</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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