British Prime Minister Sunak (right), U.S. President Joe Biden (middle) and Australian Prime Minister Albanese (left) announced a tripartite cooperation agreement to provide Australian nuclear-powered submarines at Naval Base San Diego, California, on March 13.

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[Compilation Guan Shuping/Comprehensive Report] Harry Harris, the former commander of the US Pacific Command (now the Indo-Pacific Command), pointed out at a think tank symposium that the "Australia, Britain and the United States Tripartite Security Partnership" (AUKUS) A technology-sharing agreement to help Australia build nuclear-powered submarines would help deter China from aggressing Taiwan.

"USNI News" reported that Harris pointed out at a symposium jointly held by the Washington think tank "CSIS" and the "USNI News" on March 30, "among them The U.S. military is thinking about things like taking action against its neighbours, acting in a negative and nefarious way on the global stage, and this agreement will certainly act as a deterrent in their thinking.”

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He said that Sidharth Kaushal (Sidharth Kaushal), a sea power researcher at the British think tank "Royal United Military Research Institute" (RUSI), once said that the AUKUS agreement will greatly reduce the attractiveness of China's possible aggressive actions against Taiwan. ".

Harris said he did not think the sale of the Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine to Australia would damage the United States' defense capabilities. "This is not a zero-sum game. We will not sell a submarine to Australia , and then there is a gap in the global submarine force. Australia is a key ally of the United States." He believes that Australia has this type of submarine is a good thing, "It is a good thing for a free and open Indo-Pacific, and it is good for Australia to have submarines with this capability The future global influence is beneficial."

The multi-stage technology-sharing agreement will help Australia develop the ability to eventually build and maintain nuclear-powered submarines domestically.

Harris said that the success of AUKUS means that decades of political and financial support are needed. "The three countries need to have at least 30 years of continuous political support and continuous provision of resources. There must also be maximum flexibility during these 30 years." Some people say that it is impossible to have all three things at the same time, but he disagrees. He believes that it is entirely possible, "because Australia needs this capability very much to counter the threats we all face in the Indo-Pacific region".