CANBERRA: Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles said his country had made no promises to the United States that Canberra would support its ally in any future conflict over Taiwan in exchange for American nuclear-powered submarines.
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles talks to United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia on Feb. 3, 2023. AP FILE PHOTO
CANBERRA: Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles said his country had made no promises to the United States that Canberra would support its ally in any future conflict over Taiwan in exchange for American nuclear-powered submarines.