Australia agrees to increased U.S. air deployments after sub deal

This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 72%. (I'm a bot)

Rew Harnik/Pool via REUTERS.WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - Australia and the United States announced expanded military cooperation on Thursday, including rotational deployments of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia, a day after announcing a submarine deal denounced by China as intensifying a regional arms race.

"This will include greater air cooperation through rotational deployments of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia," Dutton told a joint news conference in Washington.

On Wednesday, the United States and Britain said they would provide Australia with the technology and capability to deploy nuclear-powered submarines.

The United States and its allies are looking for ways to push back against China's growing power and influence, particularly its military buildup, pressure on Taiwan and deployments in the contested South China Sea.China, in denouncing the new pact with Australia, said such partnerships should not target third countries.

The United States, Britain and Australia were "Severely damaging regional peace and stability, intensifying an arms race, and damaging international nuclear non-proliferation efforts," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said.

Blinken said the United States had been in touch with French counterparts in the last 24-48 hours to discuss the new partnership with Australia.

Summary Source | FAQ | Feedback | Top keywords: Australia^#1 State^#2 United^#3 U.S.^#4 new^#5

Post found in /r/AustralianMilitary, /r/neoliberal, /r/LessCredibleDefence and /r/worldnews.

NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here.