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The article reports on the 2016 Australia's Defense White Paper released in February 2016 which supports the assertion that the future of Australian Defence Force will be more capable of operations to deter and defeat threats to Australia. Topics include the promise to raise defense spending to 2% of gross domestic product, anxieties about the rise of China, and the issue of China's centrality to Australia's future.

The article focuses on the Australian Government's 2013 Defense White Paper which states that if the U.S. is rebalancing, then so is Australia. It mentions that the white paper describes military modernization in China and growing defense capabilities as "natural" and "legitimate" outcomes of China's economic growth.