China says AUKUS is built on 'pure deceit' and will undermine regional stability. Read more of China's reaction here:
Australia will have nuclear-powered submarines within three decades.China has hit back at the $368 billion AUKUS submarine deal, warning it would accelerate an arms race in Australia's region.
"For their own geopolitical interests, [they] have totally disregarded the concerns of the international community and gone further down the wrong and dangerous path."Appearing with US President Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Mr Albanese said the agreement was the single biggest investment in Australia’s defence capability.
"I want to be clear to everyone from the outset, right off the bat, so there’s no confusion or misunderstanding on this critical point: these subs are powered, not nuclear-armed subs. They’re nuclear-powered, not nuclear-armed," he said.But Mr Wenbin dismissed that claim as "nothing but a high-sounding rhetoric to deceive the world".
But Mr Dutton said it was disingenuous for Labor to claim the spending, projected to cost between $268 billion and $368 billion by the mid-2050s, would have no short-term impact on the budget bottom line.
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