Australia shrugs off Chinese anger over its decision to acquire US nuclear-powered submarines as contest over the Asia-Pacific region heats up
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 20, 2019.
"They have every right to take decisions in their national interests for their defence arrangements and of course so does Australia and all other countries," he said. "We are interested in ensuring that international waters are always international waters and international skies are international skies, and that the rule of law applies equally in all of these places," he said.Australia wanted to ensure that were no "no-go zones" in areas governed by international law, he said.
Morrison said the new defence alliance, announced after more than 18 months of discussions with the United States and Britain, will be permanent.
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