Defence pact to counter China
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The U.S., UK and Australia have launched AUKUS – a new Indo-Pacific defence alliance to counter China’s influence. The pact will enable Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines
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Pacific region security treaties

ANZUS Treaty: Australia-New Zealand-U.S. Treaty to protect security
of Pacific emerged in 1951 during Cold War

QUAD: U.S., Japan-Australia-India. Quadrilateral Security Dialogue established in 2007 to contain China’s territorial claims in Indo-Pacific

Five-Eyes: U.S.-UK-Canada- Australia-New Zealand
Cold War-era anti-Soviet intelligence-sharing partnership. Four members oppose China’s vow to “take back” Taiwan by 2049 – New Zealand has opted out of confronting China, its largest trading partner

AUKUS: Australia-UK-U.S.
Pact scuppers $40 billion deal with France to build diesel-powered submarines

Australia will receive Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, AGM-158 JASSM standoff air-launched cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles

Countries to collaborate in cyber, quantum technologies and artificial intelligence

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Sources: Reuters, Australian government, The Diplomat