China will be briefed on Australia’s multibillion-dollar plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines despite accusing the AUKUS partners of going down a “path of error and danger”. In recent days, more than 60 nations have taken up a briefing by the federal government as ministers and bureaucrats seek to allay nuclearContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has hit back after China ramped up its attack on AUKUS and accused the countries involved in the trilateral security agreement of stirring up an arms race. The Prime Minister defended the government’s plan to acquire nuclear submarines under the agreement as he spoke to reporters in NewContinue Reading
China accuses Australia of being a “threat to regional peace and security” because of its plans to build nuclear-powered submarines. But satellite photos reveal its racing ahead with its own new designs. The dry-docks at China’s nuclear submarine facility at Huludao, Liaoning province, show increased activity. New construction halls areContinue Reading
Just days after an apparent détente between China’s President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Chinese state media has laid out its conditions: AUKUS is dangerous, AUKUS must go. “AUKUS is a tool to stir up trouble and create unwarranted suspicion about Beijing’s intentions,” asserts an unattributed editorial inContinue Reading