US, UK and Australia stay away from submarine deal, China warns

China has warned that Australia, the UK and the US are taking a ‘path of error and danger’ by unveiling a deal on nuclear-powered submarines.

According to the foreign news agency ‘AFP’, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the recent joint statement by the US, UK and Australia shows that the three countries have respected the concerns of the international community for their own geopolitical interests. Going further down the path of ‘delusion and danger’ by ignoring

Australia announced yesterday that it would buy five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a new model with US and British technology in an ambitious plan to bolster Western forces in the Asia-Pacific in the face of a rising China. .

US President Joe Biden has stressed that Australia will not acquire nuclear weapons.

The Foreign Ministry spokesman accused the three Western powers of promoting an arms race, saying the security deal was a matter of Cold War mentality.

He said the sale of the submarine poses serious nuclear risks and violates the objectives of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.

It should be noted that such an announcement was made by Australia when US President Joe Biden hosted Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in California.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the submarine deal is the largest investment in the Australian Defense Force in our entire history.

The submarine will be equipped with long-range cruise missiles that will provide deterrence.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese predicted that the wider economic impact would be similar to the introduction of the automobile industry to the country after World War II.

He said the Australian government estimated the multi-decade project would cost about $40 billion over the first 10 years and create an estimated 20,000 jobs.

He said that after Britain, Australia is now the second country to be given access to US naval nuclear secrets.

Australia has ruled out deploying nuclear weapons as its submarine program marks a major new phase in its confrontation with China, which has built a sophisticated navy and converted artificial islands into offshore bases in the Pacific. has done

The British Prime Minister’s Office said in its statement yesterday that in view of Chinese influence and Russia’s attack on Western Ukraine, Great Britain is also trying to increase its military capabilities.

More than $6 billion in additional funding over the next two years will replenish and strengthen critical munitions stockpiles, modernize the UK’s nuclear infrastructure and fund the next phase of the submarine programme, the statement said.

According to the report, Australian sailors, engineers and other personnel will receive training from their American and British partners to gain skills while British and American submarines make regular visits to Australian ports.