Paul Keating says Aukus locking Australia into a US war against China, which it would ‘certainly lose’
Former prime minister says US would ‘scuttle itself back to San Diego’, leaving Australia to deal with retribution from China Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email , free app or daily news podcast Aukus critic Paul Keating has said the submarine deal is locking Australia in to any future US conflict with China – “a war America would certainly lose” –…
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating has criticized the Aukus submarine deal, stating that it locks Australia into a potential US conflict with China, a war which America "would certainly lose". Keating's comments follow reports from Republican Congressman Michael McCaul, a China hawk and co-chair of the Congressional Friends of Australia caucus, who stated that Australia is a target for enemies of the US.
However, McCaul argued that increased integration with the US military would better protect Australia, rather than leaving it more vulnerable to potential threats.
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