New Australia, Britain, and U.S. military alliance—AUKUS— a serious escalation of the new Cold War on China.

Although Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and U.S. President Joe Biden did not mention Beijing during their joint video announcement of the so-called AUKUS alliance, "the move is widely seen as a response to China's expanding economic power, military reach, and diplomatic influence," the Washington Post reported . "China is believed to have six nuclear attack submarines, with plans to increase the fleet in the next decade." The Guardian noted that it could take more than a decade for AUKUS to develop submarines propelled by enriched uranium—which allow the attack vessels to operate more quietly…