The State Department just updated Congress on efforts to give AUKUS allies a broad export control exemption but stopped short of a certification to do so.
That Washington can count on its allies in case of a war over Taiwan is a best-case scenario – and more likely, wishful thinking. For Washington, the biggest strategic ambiguity is whether a stronger China will become more confident about peaceful reunification or more impatient and resort to force.
North Korea on Thursday criticized the United States, Britain and Australia s move to expand their AUKUS security partnership to more countries, warning that the move will only turn the Asia-Pacific region into a touch-and-go nuclear minefield.