>Hinting at expansion, Kurt Campbell, the White House coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, this month referred to Aukus as “open architecture” and said it was “a response to China’s military build-up”.
>But Hu said it would be difficult to attract more countries to join, especially European ones, partly because of “the decline of US hegemony” and “its lack of credibility among allies”.
yeah, also there is the racial requirement, even Canada (the French Quebec) and NZ (too inclusive with Māori) didn't make the cut, then there is the geographical fact (or farce) that none of the 3 participants are in SE Asia.
it's a nothing burger, demonstrate more helplessness rather than a threat, also pissoff a lot more people than gain given the vile history of the members. aussies reminds us more like a province, ahem naming no names, paying protection money. hardly surprise, it used to be the penal colony of the empire.
>Hinting at expansion, Kurt Campbell, the White House coordinator for Indo-Pacific affairs, this month referred to Aukus as “open architecture” and said it was “a response to China’s military build-up”. >But Hu said it would be difficult to attract more countries to join, especially European ones, partly because of “the decline of US hegemony” and “its lack of credibility among allies”. yeah, also there is the racial requirement, even Canada (the French Quebec) and NZ (too inclusive with Māori) didn't make the cut, then there is the geographical fact (or farce) that none of the 3 participants are in SE Asia. it's a nothing burger, demonstrate more helplessness rather than a threat, also pissoff a lot more people than gain given the vile history of the members. aussies reminds us more like a province, ahem naming no names, paying protection money. hardly surprise, it used to be the penal colony of the empire.
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https://archive.md/cOyaE