US australian submarine deal could cause a nuclear escalation. France pissed.

[powderman]

   
US australian submarine deal could cause a nuclear escalation. France pissed.
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Malaysia's prime minister criticized and raised concerns over Australia's new deal with the United States to attain nuclear-powered submarines.

a group of people posing for the camera: Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob raised concerns over Australia's deal with the U.S. to build new nuclear submarines in a Saturday statement. In this photo, Yaakob arrives at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 20.© ARIF KARTONO/AFP via Getty Images Malaysia's Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob raised concerns over Australia's deal with the U.S. to build new nuclear submarines in a Saturday statement. In this photo, Yaakob arrives at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 20.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob warned that the deal between the U.S. and Australia could lead to a nuclear arms race in the region, Malaysia's Daily Express newspaper first reported. The Malaysian leader raised his concerns directly with Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a Friday phone call, according a statement from Yaakob's office.

"At the same time, it will provoke other powers to take more aggressive action in this region, especially in the South China Sea," the Malaysian leader warned in a Saturday statement. He also asserted that Malaysia would continue to ensure its regional waters are a "Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality" (ZOPFAN)—as declared under a 1971 agreement with Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

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The plan with Australia has drawn substantial criticism from several nations. China—the regional superpower—condemned the decision as "extremely irresponsible." Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said during a press briefing that it "seriously undermines regional peace and stability and intensifies the arms race."


China claims most of the South China Sea as its own despite conflicting claims with regional nations—including Malaysia—and an international tribunal ruling against its claim in 2016.

France—a key ally of the U.S. and Australia—was outraged by the decision, as Australia canceled a previous deal for diesel submarines with the European nation in favor of the nuclear-powered submarines, which are stealthier and more durable, among other advantages.

"This brutal, unilateral and unpredictable decision reminds me a lot of what Mr. Trump used to do," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told Franceinfo radio on Thursday. "I am angry and bitter. This isn't done between allies."

The European nation then recalled its ambassadors from the U.S. and Australia on Friday.

"At the request of the President of the Republic, I have decided to immediately recall our two ambassadors to the United States and Australia to Paris for consultations," the French foreign minister said in a statement. "This exceptional decision is justified by the exceptional gravity of the announcements made on 15 September by Australia and the United States."

State Department spokesperson Ned Price responded to France's anger by calling the European nation a "vital partner."

"We have been in close contact with our French allies. We understand their position, and we are aware of their plans to recall Ambassador Etienne to Paris for consultations. France is a vital partner & our oldest ally, and we place the highest value on our relationship," Price wrote in a Twitter post.

[1 of 3]: We have been in close contact with our French allies. We understand their position, and we are aware of their plans to recall Ambassador Etienne to Paris for consultations. France is a vital partner & our oldest ally, and we place the highest value on our relationship. pic.twitter.com/xLci8Y8V6V

— Ned Price (@StateDeptSpox) September 18, 2021
Meanwhile, Singapore spoke favorably of the new Australia-U.S. deal. The island nation's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke to Morrison by phone this week. Lee told the Australian leader he hopes the deal will "contribute constructively to the peace and stability of the region and complement the regional architecture," according to the ministry.

Newsweek reached out to the U.S. State Department for comment on Malaysia's concerns but did not immediately receive a response.

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[ironglow]

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  With China becoming the "big dog" in the east, Australia is becoming uneasy. With the Dems seizing control here Australia is rightly becoming uneasy.

   China is only starting to exert hegemony over the western Pacific and the China sea.  Obviously, Australia doesn't welcome that move, but Malaysia seems willing to cower from the red menace.

   That being said, Australia is beginning to look more like China than most would like to admit. Fox reports that the Australian government has forbidden demonstrations, and has imposed travel restrictions on people...not to travel more than 5 K from home.  I assume there must be some exceptions, but Fox didn't elaborate.

  Frankly, I am surprised with the tyrannical turn of the Australian government.

[oldandslow]

Turning tyrannical over time is what governments seem to do. They always want more power over the citizens and never miss a chance to exert more. Our's is doing the same.

[Dee]

I'm surprised also. Australian people willingly give up their guns, now the government has'em locked down, and feeling tuff.

They are probably giving the No Longer Hiden Biden Regime pointers on how to finish us off.

[oldandslow]

If they ever get our guns we will suffer the same fate as the Australians.

[Dee]

ADZACKLY!!!

[Bob Smith]

Seriously - you care what the french think?

[Mule 11]

Seriously - you care what the french think?

Of course. I love French fries, and there lack of deodorant...

[Dee]

Deodorant? What's that.?

[VA Rifleman]

The French planned to sell the Aussies twelve conventionally powered Barracuda submarines for $70 billion while building six nuclear-powered Barracudas for themselves at a cost of $10 billion

Aussies say....not so fast.

[Dee]

I've never cared for the French, or England, or Germany, and once the Aussies rolled over and gave their guns to the government I wrote them off to. They've all consistently voted against the United States in the United Nations for decades. Its ridiculous to call'em allies.

Now we've got a government possibly more corrupt than any of the four, and certainly bigger dumbasses.
Although the voters that put'em there, are even dumber.

I guess it'll be interesting to see how long before they finally outlaw our guns, and see if anybody but a few old men resist.