 Despite this, there have been suggestions from the Australian government that might lead to an increase in numbers of Australian troops in Afghanistan to roughly 1,000.In 2011, during US President Obama's trip to Australia, it was announced that United States Marine Corps and United States Air Force units will be rotated through Australian Defence Force bases in northern Australia to conduct training.This deployment was criticised by an editorial in the Chinese state-run newspaper "People's Daily" and Indonesia's foreign minister, but welcomed by Australia's Prime Minister.