Australia’s Diplomatic Push on Subs Runs Into Neighbors’ Worries
- Australian leaders made almost 60 calls to ease Aukus worries
- Malaysia warns of any moves which could ‘trigger an arms race’
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Australia has embarked on a diplomatic campaign to ease regional concerns over its acquisition of a fleet of nuclear submarines under the Aukus agreement, as Malaysia warned against potentially unleashing an “arms race” in the Asia-Pacific.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will visit Fiji on Wednesday for his first meeting with newly-elected leader Sitiveni Rabuka. Australian Chief of Navy Mark Hammond is also expected to travel to Singapore and Indonesia to brief the nations’ leaders on the Aukus plan that was unveiled in the US on Monday.