I welcome this development in the light of the strategic challenge posed by an increasingly assertive China, but the Prime Minister will be aware of the sensitivities in relation to the timing of the announcement, given the launch of the EU’s Indo-Pacific strategy today. What further reassurance can he provide that the new partnership will not come at the expense of defence co-operation with our European NATO allies?
AUKUS
Proceeding contribution from
Matthew Pennycook
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 16 September 2021.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on AUKUS.
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