Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has caned Australia for two-timing – becoming overly dependent on China as a trading partner while expecting Washington to defend from a Beijing that is becoming more aggressive in the region – militarily and territorially.

so, without calling the new co-located rotational joint facilities "bases", we hear that: 1. they were her idea 2. they're about war with China 3. there will be more 4. USA not yet satisfied that Australia's position is sufficiently servile.