Australia, the United States and Japan have vowed to deepen their trilateral partnership 'to advance a free and open Indo-Pacific region', amid anger over China's launch of ballistic missiles.
The commitment was made after Ms Wong met with United States Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa on the sidelines of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Cambodia.
"They highlighted this partnership rests on the unshakable foundation of shared interests and values. "Including a commitment to freedom, rule of law, human rights, sovereignty and territorial integrity, peaceful settlement of disputes without resorting to threat or use of force, and freedom of navigation and overflight."
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