{"id":53408,"date":"2023-03-14T15:14:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T06:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/mar\/14\/penny-wong-hits-back-at-chinas-claim-aukus-nuclear-submarines-will-fuel-an-arms-race"},"modified":"2023-03-14T15:14:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T06:14:32","slug":"penny-wong-hits-back-at-chinas-claim-aukus-nuclear-submarines-will-fuel-an-arms-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=53408","title":{"rendered":"Penny Wong hits back at China\u2019s claim Aukus nuclear submarines will fuel an arms race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign minister set to visit south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure countries Australia does not seek to escalate military tensions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2023\/mar\/14\/australia-news-live-updates-aukus-submarine-nuclear-defence-albanese-agreement-biden-sunak-meeting-pacific-politics-virginia-class-collins\">Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/mar\/14\/what-is-the-aukus-submarine-deal-and-what-does-it-mean-the-key-facts\">What is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? \u2013 the key facts<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=cvau_sfl\">morning and afternoon news emails<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/ng-interactive\/2018\/may\/15\/the-guardian-app?CMP=cvau_sfl\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Australian foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, has hit back at China\u2019s response to Aukus, insisting that its criticisms of the nuclear-powered submarine deal are \u201cnot grounded in fact\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Guardian Australia, Wong also signalled that she planned to make further visits to south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure the region that Australia does not seek to escalate military tensions.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s free morning and afternoon<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=copyembed\"> <\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/2022\/oct\/29\/email-newsletters-guardian-australia-best-daily-news-emails-newsletter-free-sign-up-inbox-subscribe-headlines?CMP=copyembed\">email newsletters for your daily news roundup<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/mar\/14\/penny-wong-hits-back-at-chinas-claim-aukus-nuclear-submarines-will-fuel-an-arms-race\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign minister set to visit south-east Asia and the Pacific to reassure countries Australia does not seek to escalate military tensionsFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesWhat is the Aukus submarine deal and what does it mean? 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