China: Aukus on danger path with submarine pact

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 15, 2023 12:19 am

BEIJING: China warned on Tuesday that Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States were treading a 'path of error and danger' after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines agreement.

Australia announced on Monday it would buy up to five such submarines from the US, then build a new model with American and British technology under an ambitious plan to bulk up Western muscle across the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China.

CALIFORNIA MEETING (From left) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, United States President Joe Biden and United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hold a news conference during the Aukus summit at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, California on Monday, March 13, 2023. AFP PHOTO

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