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    Why AUKUS is welcome in the Indo-Pacific

    https://archive.is/LTtBD

    The saying "every success sows the seeds of its own failure" comes to mind. For the past couple years the Xi government has been telling the world how powerful China is...crushing protests in Hong Kong, constantly flying military planes over Taiwan, fighting at the border with India, economic warfare with Australia.

    And this probably makes for great politics within China itself where the government has created a hypernationalist mindset. But now you see nearly every other major country in the region wants protection against China.

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    • I've been saying this for a decade or more - China will be kept in check by all those around them. Give it time and even Russia will go back to side-eying themNairn
    • The 'Anger in France' thing is funny - from what I've read, the writing's been on the wall with the Sub contract since at least the start of this year.Nairn
    • On the France angle here.. https://www.telegrap…
      (reader mode + refresh to view)      Nairn
    • https://www.afr.com/…sted
    • +1 sted, thanks. Tho, why is that article mere minutes old when it doesn't recognise the change in Australia's stance which is now days old?Nairn
    • Oh, wait. That article is from 2016. The reader mode view said differently. How odd.Nairn
    • the result of a long process that I think started with this little problem :). there is an agreement between us / uk / au / france to strengthen the regionssted
    • security on water. french just went meh with this deal, but they had it coming.sted
    • AUKUS is just a hollow announcement at the moment. Scomo (Aus PM) is farting it from every hole because it's a nice distraction from his ton of fuck ups.MrT
    • AUKUS is beyond being a hollow announcement at this stage, even if that's what your Scomo's blundered into.
      Scomo, Bojo and .. Jobi lol      Nairn
    • From what I'm reading deployment of these technologies will be difficult and take time so there's some questions surrounding all this.yuekit
    • I do think it's in everyone's interest to dissuade PRC from trying to invade Taiwan. That's the last thing the world needs with so many other problems to dealyuekit
    • with such as climate change etc. And that's not just about balance of power today but the future balance of power, which a deal like this is intended to shape.yuekit
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