US and Australia unite against China
2022.12.06 00:33
US and Australia unite against China
Budrigannews.com – Following a meeting at the Pentagon, the defense ministers of Australia and the United States issued a statement stating that they are determined to “counter destabilizing military activities by the People’s Republic of China.”
As part of the annual AUSMIN talks, which will include the foreign ministers of the two nations on Tuesday, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles on Monday in Washington.
England’s guard serve, Ben Wallace, will likewise go to the primary in-person gathering of AUKUS pastors on Wednesday in Washington. In order to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarine technology, the United States, Britain, and Australia formed the defense technology group.
The AUKUS meeting is important for the partners because they have to decide in March whether the submarine will be British or American and create a plan for an Australian fleet.
Nuclear-powered submarines that could carry conventional weapons are said to be required by Australia because of their long range and stealth capabilities.
Last week, a report on China by the U.S. Department of Defense stated that Beijing was exerting diplomatic pressure to criticize and “subvert” AUKUS.
According to the report, “PRC officials have inaccurately framed AUKUS as an act of nuclear proliferation.”
Canberra has stated that Australia is a party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), which does not prohibit nuclear propulsion.
Australia and the United States of America said in a statement released after the Pentagon meeting that they would intensify their defense and technology cooperation.
Although China is Australia’s largest trading partner and the most important market for exported iron ore, Canberra has become concerned about Beijing’s military ambitions in the South Pacific following the Solomon Islands’ security agreement this year.
Australian diplomats stated that the meeting between Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping last month at the G20 was a step toward normalizing ties, but it would not change Canberra’s defense policy.
