economic power, AUKUS aims to tie Australia even more tightly to U.S. The country sees itself as the obvious target of a U.S.- and British-supplied Australian atomic fleet.Īustralian, British, and U.S. It was trashed as a threat to “regional peace and stability” by China when announced. The new military pact-dubbed AUKUS (Australia-U.K.-U.S.)-will see the United States and Britain provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines to patrol the Pacific and Indian Oceans. The CPs simultaneously issued a joint statement against the treaty on Oct. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in September. Representatives of the three parties met this month to discuss the implications of the agreement announced by U.S. NEW YORK-The Communist Parties of Australia, Britain, and the United States have come together to condemn the nuclear submarine pact recently concluded by the leaders of their nations, denouncing the purchase deal as the basis for an anti-China military alliance.

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