Diplomatic history of Australia the democratic world. In a country gripped by this fear, the government's defence policy was dominated by the idea of "forward defence", in which Australia would seek to prevent the Communist "thrust into South-East Asia". The committal of troops to the Vietnam War was viewed as an attempt by the Menzies Government to strengthen the alliance with the USA following Great Britain's withdrawal "east of Suez". With his arrival in October 1966, Lyndon Baines Johnson became the first US President to visit Australia. The visit came in the light of increasing international criticism over the war in Vietnam. The majority
2015 Xi Jinping visit to Pakistan to attend the Pakistan Day parade were came in the backdrop of US President Barack Obama's second visit to India to attend the Republic Day parade of India. Pakistan also set to held Pakistan Day parade after gap of 7 years since 2008. However, in March 2015, National Security advisor of Pakistan Sartaj Aziz cleared that President Xi may not visit Pakistan day parade but confirmed that he would be making his first state visit to Pakistan within the 'next few months.' Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi also confirmed that Xi Jinping would be making his first state visit to