Live from our studio in singapore. This is bbc news. Its newsday. Hello, and welcome to the programme. The Security And Intelligence deal announced just 2a hours ago between the us, the uk, and australia has been greeted in very different ways. The White House has been outlining the advantages of closer ties in the western pacific. But for china, the extension of us power into what it sees as its sphere of influence is somewhat provocative. And theres been some Collateral Damage coming from france, which is furious at the deal which replaces its sale of submarines to australia with ones made in america. Heres our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. Britains making its mark in the pacific. The royal navys new aircraft carriers been flying the flag there, on exercise with the us and Allies Proof of the increasing importance of the region, and the focus for this new defence agreement. So what is the threat . China is the rising power in the region notjust an economic giant, but a Milit
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