China's foreign minister on Saturday accused Western powers in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and risking nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific.
OPINION At least we’re talking about Aukus . We don’t normally talk much about international affairs in New Zealand. That is a peculiarity of our country..
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The China challenge goes far beyond the western Pacific. The strengthened US-led alliances in the western Pacific have their more security-oriented deterrent role, while the Quad, with India in it, has a wider, more diffused role in maintaining peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific
The next phase of the Aukus pact could involve deepened cybersecurity and naval cooperation with other countries such as Japan and Canada. Despite questions over issues like Taiwan, the pact has room to grow and is considered important to UK, US and Australian leadership.