Beijing accuses US, UK and Australia of disregarding global concerns with plan to build nuclear-powered vessels
China has accused the US, UK and Australia of embarking on a “path of error and danger” in response to the Aukus partners’ announcement of a deal on nuclear-powered submarines.
“The latest joint statement from the US, UK and Australia demonstrates that the three countries, for the sake of their own geopolitical interests, completely disregard the concerns of the international communities and are walking further and further down the path of error and danger,” China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said during a regular press briefing on Tuesday.
The multibillion-dollar deal, announced during a meeting of Aukus leaders in San Diego on Monday, will provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines in an effort to counter the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific.
In November of 2009 the Communist Party of China issued the Nine-dash-line map which laid claim to 90% of the South China Sea. Even though Brunei, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam all have borders on the sea. To help cement its claim China starting constructing artificial islands creating military bases to enforce its claims. For China to claim that the Aukus agreement is endangering the worlds peace and could lead to military confrontation is just a bit of projection.
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