Australia commits US$44 million to boost East Timor’s cyber, maritime security
Australia has recently struck defence and economic agreements with Pacific nations designed to limit China’s security role
“This is a time to double down on friendship, to double down on family,” he said in East Timor’s capital Dili.
Australia will provide A$62 million (US$44 million) for cybersecurity, maritime security, infrastructure, disaster relief and training, under a defence framework signed on Thursday by Marles and East Timor’s Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, according to a statement from Canberra.
