Aukus: France drops Australia as key Indo-Pacific partner after sub snub
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Feb 23 2022 at 2:12 AM GMT
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- France removed Australia from its list of key partners in the Indo-Pacific region as tensions between the two countries linger five months after the Aukus submarine debacle.
- A decision by the government in Canberra to abandon a multibillion-dollar submarine contract with France in favour of American technology and a new security pact with the United States and Britain was viewed by President Emmanuel Macron as a betrayal, and sparked a diplomatic row.
- The shift was announced in September without ….
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- Published Feb 23, 2022 2:12 AM GMT