Australia Denied that recent nuclear deal with UK and US needed to protect country Taiwan pious Chinasaid the Defense Minister. Minister Richard Marrez said on Sunday that his country did not agree to help the US defend Taiwan and was “not asked” by the US president. Joe Biden Despite supplying Australia with nuclear submarines. Marrez said the nuclear deal, which is part of the AUKUS partnership, is focused on countering China’s growing ambitions in the Indo-Pacific, but such moves do not necessarily include concerns about Taiwan. said.
Mr Marles was asked on Sunday whether Canberra had made any promises to the United States regarding the defense of Taiwan.
Australia “absolutely” would not have made such a commitment, Murless told Australia’s ABC television.
His comments followed announcements from three allies that Australia would buy a number of nuclear attack submarines.
Australia will also begin a 30-year plan to build its own British-designed submarine fleet.
The centre-left Labor government says it needs a multibillion-pound deal to counter China’s military buildup in the Indo-Pacific, an investment in national security.
AUKUS’ announcement followed a deal last year between China and the Solomon Islands that allowed Beijing to build a military base 2,000 miles off the coast of Australia.
China has also been accused of being involved in building artificial islands in the South China Sea that could be militarized.
Despite concerns that China could also invade Taiwan with an amphibious attack, despite prospects that hinted that the United States under the Biden administration might justify military retaliation, Australia is now Geopolitical crisis in the Indo-Pacific.
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In an interview with The Telegraph last week, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong declined to speculate on how Australia would react if China attacked Taiwan.
“My point is that peace is best preserved by maintaining the status quo, and Australia will work with other countries to ensure that there are no unilateral changes to the status quo for all parties. “We will continue to urge them to ensure that
Despite Australia’s recent comments, Taiwan has welcomed the AUKUS deal, saying it would help counter “authoritarian expansion”.
Beijing denounced the AUKUS agreement as an “act of nuclear proliferation” in a comment that recalled the allies. RussiaThey have propagated the rhetoric of gaslighting the West for their own expansionism towards their neighbors. Ukraine.
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Meanwhile, a British parliamentary delegation began a six-day trip to Taiwan on Sunday to discuss bilateral relations and developments in the region.
The visit will be led by Bob Stewart, chairman of the British Taiwan All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that both sides “share the values of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and human rights.”
