the entire prosperity not just for us but for the entire world. today we are announcing steps to carry out our first project announcing steps to carry out our first project under aukus. development in australia conventionally armed with submarine capacity supporters say it is not about waging war with china. many believe it s the west s failure to respond to chinese agression in relation to taiwan, that has encouraged them further. opponents says the deal is provocative, and is fuelling a dangerous rise in military tensions. we must fully promote the modernisation of national defence and the armed forces, and build the people s armed forces into a great wall of steel that effectively safeguards national sovereignty, security and development interests. it is not nato but the fact that this was signed on an ageing us destroyer on the pacific coast, he can t miss the symbolism. cen.