hello, welcome to bbc news. china and russia have denounced a defence pact agreed by the us, uk and australia that will provide australia with nuclear powered attack submarines. russia said the pact would bring years of confrontation to asia. and the chinese foreign ministry said the three countries were on a path of error and danger calling the deal a violation of the aims and objectives of the international non proliferation treaty. here s the chinese foreign ministry spokesperson wang wenbin speaking at the daily press briefing. translation: china has repeatedly stressed that the aukus pact - and the three countries advancing cooperation on nuclear submarines and other cutting edge military technology is typical cold war mentality, it will only spur an arms race and undermine the international nonproliferation regime and harm regional peace and stability. peace loving countries have expressed serious
this is bbc news welcome if you re watching here in the uk or around the globe. i mjane hill and these are the latest headlines. china warns of error and danger after the us, china warns of error and danger afterthe us, uk china warns of error and danger after the us, uk and australia sign after the us, uk and australia sign a pact on nuclear powered submarines. it will undermine the international nonproliferation regime and harm peace and stability. fix, nonproliferation regime and harm peace and stability. peace and stability. a state of emergency peace and stability. a state of emergency has peace and stability. a state of emergency has been - peace and stability. a state of emergency has been declared i peace and stability. a state of i emergency has been declared in malawi after tropical storm freddie struck the country for a second time, killing nearly 200 people. a new report says police in england and we are is ardent acting on complaints of violence against women
before of australia, was in india just before he of australia, was in india just before he went to san diego for the unveiling before he went to san diego for the unveiling of aukus. but we nevertheless should be surprised by aukus, nevertheless should be surprised by aukus, because this is unprecedented. no country has ever sold a unprecedented. no country has ever sold a nuclear submarine to another one in sold a nuclear submarine to another one in the sold a nuclear submarine to another one in the way that america is going to do one in the way that america is going to do with one in the way that america is going to do with the virginia class submarines. no country, america has never submarines. no country, america has never shared submarines. no country, america has never shared nuclear propulsion technology with any other country other technology with any other country other than the technology with any other country otherthan the uk, back technology with any o
beginning to match in different ways, beginning to match in different ways, australia is not the only one, japan ways, australia is not the only one, japan is ways, australia is not the only one, japan is investing substantial amounts in its military for the first amounts in its military for the first time amounts in its military for the first time in many years. we are seeing first time in many years. we are seeing the first time in many years. we are seeing the philippines signed deals with america. we are seeing the formation with america. we are seeing the formation of the quad, which is india. formation of the quad, which is india, australia, america and japan, a coalition india, australia, america and japan, a coalition. and aukus is one part of that a coalition. and aukus is one part of that counterbalancing effort to try to of that counterbalancing effort to try to close the gap and ensure that china try to close the gap and ensure that china does try to
i am we hear a lot about an arms race in asia race in asia and i think that s fundamentally race in asia and i think that s fundamentally misleading i race in asia and i think that s - fundamentally misleading because an arms race fundamentally misleading because an arms race implies one country expanding the other country following, cycle expansion and expansion. the truth of what s happened expansion. the truth of what s happened in asia over the past 15 years happened in asia over the past 15 years is happened in asia over the past 15 years is one of the most dramatic peacetime years is one of the most dramatic peacetime expansion of military power peacetime expansion of military power by peacetime expansion of military power by any one country in the last 100 years power by any one country in the last 100 years. it s phenomenal. i could -ive 100 years. it s phenomenal. i could give you 100 years. it s phenomenal. i could give you statistic after statistic but to