Australia's Defense Minister Richard Marles says they did not 'absolutely' vow to support the United States in a conflict over Taiwan in return for submarines.
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia has “absolutely” not vowed to support the United States in a conflict over Taiwan in return for US Virginia-class submarines, Australia’s Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday, March 19.
Australia’s centre-left Labor government believes the A$368 billion deal is necessary given Chinese military buildup in the region, which it has labelled the largest since World War Two. Under the AUKUS deal, which Asian allies had welcomed but which Beijing has criticized as an act of nuclear proliferation, the US intends to sell Australia three of the U.S. Virginia class subs, built by General Dynamics, in the early 2030s, with an option for Australia to buy two more.
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