NEW: A more assertive China poses a “systemic challenge” to the global order, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tells LesterHoltNBC.
in France last week and the trilateral meeting set for Monday in San Diego on the AUKUS defense pact as examples of Britain playing a vital role on the world stage.Under the AUKUS deal and pending approval from Congress, Australia is expected to acquire up to five U.S. Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines in the 2030s while Britain and the U.S. plan to help Australia eventually manufacture its own nuclear-powered fleet.
“I think the best thing we can do to deter hostile action by any state anywhere, is doing what we’re doing right now in Ukraine. And that’s where we’ve seen an illegal, unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russia. And the right thing to have done in that circumstance is to provide Ukraine with all the support that it needs to defend itself,” he said.
“We’re investing more in our armed forces over the next couple of years, billions of pounds more. We’re increasing our defense spending, because my belief is that the world has become more volatile,” he said.Jim Seida / NBC News “I think the strong message that the UK, the U.S. and all countries have said to China, to any country, is not to support Russia in this conflict,” he said.Asked if he supported imposing sanctions on China if it sent weapons to Russia, Sunak said: “I think with sanctions, it’s always something that is best done coordinated with allies.”The British government announced plans on Sunday to ramp up its defense spending by nearly $6 billion over the next two years.
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