The alliance’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific region is irritating China,whose view of the Russia-Ukraine war aligns more with Moscow’s.
As a trade war with the United States begins,China wants to fire up its economy and plans to increase defence spending.
State Department official Kurt Campbell says not only will Washington do whatever it takes to make AUKUS work,it will also expand it to other countries.
If approved,the proposal could have “a profound impact” on the navies of Australia and the US,and on the AUKUS military pact,according to an American congressman.
A new report warns that China may be pursuing a new intercontinental missile system using conventional arms that could threaten continental US,Hawaii and Alaska.
The defence relationship that exists today between Australia and India would have been unimaginable a few decades ago.
Richard Haass has worked for four American presidents and one secretary of state. He believes multilateral strategic partnerships can survive personalities.
OG,a gamer on Discord,was the elder leader of their tiny tribe,who claimed to know secrets that the government withheld from ordinary people.
Pensioners,the homeless,the lowest paid and those dependent upon charity will be overjoyed to face further financial pain so that we can buy nuclear-powered submarines.
As WA is revealed as a winner in the AUKUS jobs deal,Premier Mark McGowan has said he plans to travel to China next month to discuss direct flights from Perth to Guangzhou.