British, Australian ministers strengthen military collaboration against China

British, Australian ministers strengthen military collaboration against China In the wake of the AUKUS pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States reached last September, the British and Australian foreign and defence ministers held talks in Sydney yesterday to further strengthen military ties directed primarily against China, and also Russia. The AUKUS agreement, which includes equipping Australia with nuclear-powered submarines, is part of the US-led military build-up throughout the Indo-Pacific as Washington intensifies its aggressive confrontation with China diplomatically, economically and strategically. At a joint press conference, British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss declared that the two countries were…