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Large wargames between the USA, Australia and eleven partner nations kicked off on July 21, the largest ever in the history of Exercise Talisman Sabre. It was little surprise that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was not invited to participate, but China nonetheless played a central role in the exercise. Colonel Ben McLennan, Commander of the Australian Army’s Combat Training Centre based in Townsville, told reporters, “This activity that’s occurring here is just the richest, most immersive and most realistic, no-consequence training environment that we can possibly create. We’re calling it the Olympics of wargames because it’s the biggest, most...
