一份澳大利亚智库报告建议日本和澳大利亚分担加强与太平洋岛国关系的工作，旨在维护关键补给线，并防止中国在潜在战争中建立军事立足点。在北京发起的地区冲突中，美国将专注于与中国直接作战，让盟国承担大部分保护供应链的责任。
随着日本和澳大利亚深化战略伙伴关系，澳大利亚战略政策研究所（ASPI）的一份报告建议分担加强与太平洋岛国关系的责任。其目标是在可能发生的冲突中保障重要补给线，并阻止中国在该地区获得军事存在。
该报告定于周五发布，强调在北京发起的地区战争中，美国将优先直接与中国交战，需要盟国承担大部分保障自身后勤网络的责任。
“连接澳大利亚、日本彼此以及与美国盟友的海上补给线将成为中国的目标，因为这些补给线可能决定地区冲突的结果，”报告作者、ASPI高级分析师Alex Bristow表示。
这一提议凸显了对中国在太平洋扩大影响力的担忧，将日本和澳大利亚定位为通过协调努力维护地区稳定的关键准盟国。
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