Kurt Campbell, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, said the AUKUS submarine agreement between Australia, Britain and the United States may help block China's actions against Taiwan.
Reuters reports that since the establishment of AUKUS in Australia and the United States, the three countries have avoided the issues of the Taiwan Straits.Australia refuses to promise to support the United States when military conflicts broke out in the Taiwan Strait.
Campbell delivered a speech at the New American Security Center in Washington Think Tank on Wednesday (April 3), rarely linked Taiwan to Aukus.He said that Aukus's new submarine capabilities will promote peace and stability, including the Taiwan Strait.
Campbell pointed out that AUKUS's submarine capabilities have "significant influence under various circumstances, including both sides of the Taiwan Strait."He also said: "I think that close cooperation with other countries not only in diplomacy, but also includes the national defense field, and the results will be able to promote peace and stability more extensively."
China once called the AUKUS agreement is dangerous and warned that this might trigger regional arms competitions.
For the three -party summit of the United States, Japan and Philippines, which is about to appear next week, Campbell said: "This will be an unprecedented three -sided contact ... You will see that all three countries make a promise, involving them in the South China Sea and other places.Closer coordination and contact ""
He said that this will include measures that enable the United States and Japan to jointly develop military equipment.
