US-Australia talks focus on China's 'coercive behavior,' climate change

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks alongside U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the State Department in Washington on Aug. 5, 2024. High-level U.S. and Australian officials are meeting in Annapolis, Maryland, this week.

The United States and Australia kicked off high-level talks Tuesday that will focus on China's "coercive behavior," as well as the AUKUS nuclear submarine project, mounting tensions in the Middle East and climate change, officials said.