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China warns AUKUS allies on 'path of error, danger' with subs pact

Ludovic Ehret, Jim Watson, and Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 06:13 PM

China warned that Australia, Britain and the US were treading a 'path of error and danger' after they unveiled a nuclear-powered submarines deal. Read more »

AUKUS submarine deal meant to keep peace in Indo-Pacific: officials

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 14 02:21 PM

Australia's nuclear submarine deal with the United States and Britain is meant to keep peace in the Indo-Pacific, officials have said. Read more »

Australia to buy US nuclear subs in ambitious new pact

Jim Watson with Sebastian Smith in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 14 07:50 AM

Australia announced Monday it will buy as many as five US nuclear-powered submarines, then build a new model with US and British technology. Read more »

US, UK, Australia to cooperate on hypersonic weapons

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 06 02:44 AM

The initiatives will bolster efforts to deepen cooperation in numerous areas that they agreed on when forming the new defensive pact in September. Read more »

Australia launches Space Command to counter China's ambitions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 09:55 PM

Defense Minister Peter Dutton said the new defense arm would be modest to start with, though he gave no detailed staffing or budget figures. Read more »

Australia to build nuclear submarine base on east coast

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 07 12:45 PM

Brisbane in Queensland and Newcastle and Port Kembla in New South Wales are being considered as possible locations for the estimated A$10 billion ($7.4 billion) defense facility, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Read more »

Pacific may be most likely to see 'strategic surprise' - US policymaker

David Brunnstrom and Kirsty Needham, Reuters
Posted at Jan 11 04:51 PM

The Pacific may well be the part of the world most likely to see "strategic surprise," the US Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said. Read more »

PH to China: We won't be stopped from exercising rights in WPS

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:23 PM

The Philippines will not be stopped from exercising its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Read more »

Duterte: AUKUS 'must not hinder' regional cooperation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 28 09:11 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte urged fellow leaders to ensure the AUKUS pact 'does not hinder nor complicate' cooperation in Southeast Asia. Read more »

Controversy over AUKUS pact overhyped, says UK minister

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 10:43 PM

The alliance, known as AUKUS, will see Australia acquiring technology to deploy nuclear-powered submarines. Read more »

Indonesia, Malaysia concerned over AUKUS nuclear subs plan

Reuters
Updated as of Oct 18 05:03 PM

The Philippines, a US defense treaty ally, has backed AUKUS, saying it offers a necessary counterbalance to an increasingly assertive China. Read more »

ASEAN consensus sought on Australian nuke sub pact

Reuters
Posted at Oct 12 05:42 PM

'An understanding at ASEAN will help us in facing these two major powers.' Read more »

China vs US: The submarine technology gap

Sarah Zheng, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 23 01:14 PM

As the US deepens its security focus on the Indo-Pacific region, it has focused on keeping its edge underwater over rivals such as China. Read more »

Philippines supports Australia nuclear sub pact to counter China

Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 03:12 PM

The Philippines is backing a new defense partnership between the United States, Britain and Australia. Read more »

Australia says more American troops to come

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 17 11:38 AM

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, also without giving numbers, confirmed that the US "will expand our access and presence in Australia." Read more »

US, Australia, Britain form Indo-Pacific security pact

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 16 06:05 AM

The 3-way partnership, dubbed AUKUS, is a "historic" new piece in Washington's growing focus on the region. Read more »