Australia has 'absolutely' not promised to support US in any military conflict over Taiwan in return for nuclear submarine deal, says Australia's defence minister
Australia's centre-left Labor government says the $246 billion deal is necessary given China's military buildup in the region, which it has labelled the largest since World War Two.
Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell said on Sunday he was confident a scheduled visit to China to meet his counterpart Wang Wentao would go ahead, despite AUKUS.He expressed hope for a visit to China by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this year, according to a government transcript of his interview with Sky News.
Under the AUKUS deal, which Asian allies welcomed but which Beijing has called an act of nuclear proliferation, the US will sell Australia three subs, built by General Dynamics, in the early 2030s, with an option for Australia to buy two more. The AUKUS programme is to start with a $4 billion investment over the next four years to expand a submarine base and the country's submarine shipyards and train skilled workers.
Australia is also set to provide $2 billion to expand US and British shipbuilding capacity, with most of that to speed up production of US Virginia-class submarines.
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