The ASEAN-Australia Special Summit has started in Melbourne, with stronger trade-ties and maritime security in the South China Sea high on the agenda. Australia has pledged more than US$40 million for maritime security funding.
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00:00 The ASEAN Australia Special Summit has started in Melbourne with stronger trade ties and
00:05 maritime security in the South China Sea high on the agenda.
00:08 Nine Southeast Asian leaders will attend the summit, marking 50 years since Australia became
00:13 ASEAN's first external partner, the countries pledged more than 40 million US dollars for
00:17 maritime security funding.
00:19 Canberra will also hold trade talks and security talks with Beijing later this month.
00:23 What happens in the South China Sea, in the Taiwan Strait, in the Mekong sub-region, across
00:30 the Indo-Pacific affects us all.
00:36 Australia will always seek our security within the security of our region.