PoliticsPrint articleAustralia to team up with US, Japan in regional infrastructure rival to ChinaAndrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentUpdated Jul 31, 2018 – 5.37pm, first published at 9.55amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginA joint scheme between Australia, the US and Japan to help build infrastructure in Indo-Pacific nations as a strategic alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative will struggle to match Beijing's financial muscle, experts warn. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced the trilateral partnership on Tuesday morning as part of the Trump administration announcing a raft of its own initiatives to step up regional engagement, which includes unlocking investment in the digital economy, energy and infrastructure sectors in the Indo-Pacific.Loading...Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreWorld politicsLatest In PoliticsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upLife & LeisurePolestar’s new SUV is a tech marvel – but is it worth the price tag?Tony DavisFor this MD, golf is the ultimate challenge – both mental and physicalIn basketball and in business, this MD knows when to take the shotRich ListCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jetTess BennettOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year successBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family office
