1. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: “We strengthen our alliances; with our new defence guidelines, Japan and the United States will do even more together to uphold regional security. We’ve expanded our collaboration with the Republic of Korea, including our missile defence, to counter North Korean threats. Today, I will be meeting with President Park to reaffirm our unbreakable alliance and to insist that the international community will remain united so that North Korea understands that its provocations will only continue to deepen its isolation. With our US marines now rotating through Australia we can respond even faster to regional challenges. With our new access agreement with the Philippines, our militaries are closer than they have been in decades.” 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: “We have worked to build a constructive relationship with China. Our two governments continue to have serious differences in important areas. The United States will remain unwavering in our support for universal human rights but at the same time we have shown that we can work together to advance mutual interests. The United States and China are engaged across more areas than ever before - from preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon to our shared commitment to denuclearising the Korean Peninsula, to our historic leadership together on climate change.” 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: “And across the region, including in the East and South China seas, the United States will continue to fly and sail and operate wherever international law allows and support the right of all countries to do the same. We will stand with our partners and allies in upholding fundamental interests, among them freedom of navigation and overflight, lawful commerce that’s not impeded and peaceful resolution of disputes. That’s the security that we see.” 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Barack Obama, US President: “We will have to cooperate better together to stop terrorist attacks and to prevent the spread of the world’s most dangerous weapons. We will have to work together to avoid the worst effects of climate change. We have to work together to stop the horror of human trafficking and end the outrage of modern-day slavery. These are areas where we seek deeper cooperation.”