It was announced on Monday (March 13) that the leaders of the United States and the United States and Britain and Australia announced that Australia will purchase nuclear -powered submarines from the United States.As a question, a spokesman for the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded that promoting nuclear submarines and other cutting -edge military technical cooperation in the United States and Britain and Australia is a typical Cold War thinking.
Leaders of the United States, Australia and Britain announced the specific details of providing a nuclear -powered attack submarine program to Australia.This is a major measure involving hundreds of billions of dollars in investment, aiming to fight against China's ambitions in the Indo -Pacific region.
AUKUS AUKUS agreement was reached in 2021.According to the AUKUS agreement, the United States plans to sell three Virginia -class nuclear submarines to Australia in the early 2030s, and Australia has the right to buy two more choices from the United States.
The US-Australian and British leaders said in a joint statement at the San Diego Naval Base in California, saying that this is a multi-stage project and will eventually launch a new SSN-AUKUS-class submarine developed.The new submarine will adopt British next -generation design and cutting -edge technology in the United States, and produces and operate in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference on Tuesday (14th) that China has repeatedly emphasized that the establishment of the so -called "three -party security partnerships" in the United States and Britain and Australia has been promoted to promote nuclear submarines and other cutting -edge military offices.Technical cooperation is a typical Cold War thinking. It only stimulates the arms race, destroys the international nuclear non -diffusion system, damages the regional peace and stability, and the country that loves peace has expressed serious concern and resolute opposition.
Wang Wenbin pointed out that the latest joint statement issued by the United States, Britain, and Australia shows that the three countries have completely ignored the concerns of their own geopolitical and private interests, and they have gone further and further on the road of errors and dangers.The cooperation of nuclear submarines in the United States and Britain, the United States, and Australia involves the transfer of a large number of weapons -level high -thick uranium to nuclear weapons countries to constitute a serious risk of nuclear diffusion and violate the purpose and purpose of non -diffusion nuclear weapons treaty.The Three Kingdoms claimed that it would abide by the highest -core non -diffusion standard, which was purely deceiving the world. In essence, it was to coerce the International atomic Energy Agency Secretariat to make a guarantee of supervision and exemption, seriously damaging the authority of the institution, and the Chinese side resolutely opposed it.
Wang Wenbin said that China must strictly point out that the cooperation between nuclear submarine is related to the integrity, effectiveness and authority of the nuclear weapons.The member states discussed the decision through transparent, open, and inclusive government processes.Before all parties reached a consensus, the United States, Britain, and Australia should not carry out nuclear submarine cooperation, and the institutional secretariat shall not have the supervision and supervision arrangements of the Three Kingdoms business signing guarantee.
Wang Wenbin said that what needs to be emphasized is that Asia -Pacific is the most dynamic, growing and fastest region in the world, and this situation is precious.China has urged the Three Kingdoms to listen to the voices of the international community and region countries, abandon the old Cold War Zero and the thinking and narrow geopolitical concepts, and effectively fulfill international obligations.
