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Australia Defends Scrapping of French Submarine Deal; Macron and Biden to Talk

September 19, 2021
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SYDNEY—Australia on Sunday defended its decision to ditch a multi-billion-dollar order for French submarines and opt instead for an alternative deal with the United States and Britain, saying it had flagged its concerns to Paris months ago. Canberra’s move triggered an unprecedented diplomatic crisis that analysts say could do lasting damage to U.S. alliances with…

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‘Immature,’ ‘Embarrassing’: Australian Defence Minister on Beijing’s Reaction to AUKUS

September 16, 2021
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Australia’s Defence Minister Peter Dutton has deemed comments by both the Chinese regime’s media mouthpiece The Global Times and Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian as “propaganda,” after they claimed the new AUKUS security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom would undermine peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. “Frankly, I think they make the…

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