{"id":38732,"date":"2022-10-31T17:23:12","date_gmt":"2022-10-31T17:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2022\/10\/31\/china-slams-reported-plan-for-us-b-52-bombers-in-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:15:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:15:51","slug":"china-slams-reported-plan-for-us-b-52-bombers-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2022\/10\/31\/china-slams-reported-plan-for-us-b-52-bombers-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"China slams reported plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CANBERRA, Australia \u2014 The United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/flashpoints\/2022\/09\/06\/us-b-52-bombers-fly-over-middle-east-amid-tensions-with-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\">B-52 bombers<\/a> in northern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/09\/09\/us-sends-f-22-jets-to-australia-to-train-alongside-f-35a-fighters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australia<\/a>, a news report said Monday, prompting China to accuse the U.S. of undermining regional peace and stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2022-10-31\/china-tensions-taiwan-us-military-deploy-bombers-to-australia\/101585380\" target=\"_blank\">preparing to build dedicated facilities for the long-range bombers at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal<\/a> in the Northern Territory, national broadcaster Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tindal is south of the coastal city of Darwin, where thousands of U.S. Marines Corps troops have spent about half of each year since 2012 under a deal struck between then-U.S. President Barack Obama and then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not directly respond when asked at a news conference on Monday if the United States is preparing to deploy bombers in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe engage with our friends in the United States alliance from time to time,\u201d Albanese said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2022\/09\/06\/us-b-52-bombers-fly-over-middle-east-amid-tensions-with-iran\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/B-52s-Mideast1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US B-52 bombers fly over Middle East amid tensions with Iran<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The bombers took off from the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, England, and flew over the eastern Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula and the Red Sea.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are visits to Australia, including in Darwin, that has U.S. Marines on a rotating basis stationed there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Air Force told ABC the ability to deploy U.S. bombers to Australia \u201csends a strong message to adversaries about our ability to project lethal air power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked about U.S. nuclear bombers being positioned in Australia, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said defense and security cooperation between countries should \u201cnot target any third parties or harm the interests of third parties.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe relevant U.S. behaviors have increased regional tensions, seriously undermined regional peace and stability, and may trigger an arms race in the region,\u201d Zhao told reporters at a regular briefing in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cChina urges the parties concerned to abandon the outdated Cold War and zero-sum mentality and narrowminded geopolitical thinking, and to do something conducive to regional peace and stability and enhancing mutual trust between the countries,\u201d Zhao added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian opposition leader Peter Dutton, who was defense minister when his conservative government was voted out office in May, welcomed the prospect of B-52 bombers having a regular presence in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt would be fantastic to have them cycling through more regularly,\u201d Dutton said, referring to the bombers. \u201cIt bolsters our security position in an uncertain time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While in office, Dutton said he had discussed with U.S. authorities rotating all aspects of the U.S. Air Force through sparsely populated northern Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo defend that (northern Australia) and to deter anybody from taking action against us is absolutely essential,\u201d Dutton said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have a vulnerability and it\u2019s important for us to have a very strong relationship with the United States &#8230; and all of our allies,\u201d Dutton added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABC said U.S. tender documents showed that the U.S. Defense Department is planning to build an aircraft parking apron at Tindal to accommodate six B-52s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were detailed designs for the construction of a U.S Force \u201csquadron operations facility\u201d at Tindal as well as a maintenance center, jet fuel storage tanks and an ammunition bunker, the ABC reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe RAAF\u2019s ability to host USAF bombers, as well as train alongside them, demonstrates how integrated our two air forces are,\u201d the U.S. Defense Department told the ABC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ABC did not provide a timeframe for the Tindal upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>AP video producer Liu Zheng in Beijing contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A news report says the United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable B-52 bombers in northern 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