Agreement on the transfer of technology for the construction of nuclear submarines of Australia, concluded as part of Aukus Military Partnership (Australia, United Kingdom, USA), destroys the strategic balance in the Asia-Pacific region (APR). This was stated by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Van and, RIA Novosti reports.
According to the diplomat, the actions of Canberra reset the obligations undertaken under the Treaty on the nuclear-free zone in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. “Atomic submarines are powerful weapons from the point of view of strategic security, they are also able to bear nuclear weapons,” the minister stressed.
Wang also noted that other states in the APR can follow the example of Australia. He warned about the risk of a new round of the arms race because of the Aukus Alliance, up to the transition of the nuclear threshold.
September 16, USA, Britain and Australia concluded an agreement on defense partnership. Alliance called Aukus (Australia, United Kingdom, USA). The purpose of the transaction is to protect and defend the common interests of the parties in the Indo-Pacific region and the combination of efforts in the development of the defense sector.
Canberra called the reasons for the appearance of new submarines in the country. The Australian government made the calculation that China will perceive the appearance of new atomic submarines as a threat. However, Prime Minister Scott Morrison clarified that the Aukus Alliance was not directed against China, but is not a positive partnership against someone, but for something. “
The new Military Alliance Aukus was created against the background of the growth of tension between Western countries and China. Beijing declares that most of the international waters in the Pacific belongs to the PRC. We are talking about controversial waters in Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and others. The Chinese government is making measures to enhance the control over the marines, through which the world trade takes place. And