Canberra sources have reported that PM Malcolm Turnbull heads to the United States on Wednesday, accompanied by the largest Australian political and business delegation ever to visit the US and the President Donald Trump's softening opposition to joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership will be up for discussion when he meets Turnbull at the White House.



According to sources the trade deal among 11 countries includes Australia, which also has a bilateral free trade partnership with the United States. Meanwhile Turnbull, a wealthy 63 year old former Goldman Sachs partner, sees himself with Trump, as they are both successful businessmen who entered politics relatively late in life. Moreover the security risks in the Asia-Pacific region created by a more assertive China and North Korea's nuclear ambitions will also be on the agenda.

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Accordingly the United States is Australia's most important security partner, while China is Australia's biggest trading partner. Australia attempts to avoid taking sides in US and Chinese rivalry. Further in a recent Australian foreign policy statement and the US National Defense Strategy both view China and Russia as potential threats to global security. Furthermore Turnbull has since met Trump in New York, but the Washington meeting will be their first in the context of an official state visit.

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