Category : News
Author: Reuters

China has filed an application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the country's commerce ministry said on Thursday, as the world's second-biggest economy looks to bolster its clout in trade.

Commerce Minister Wang Wentao submitted China's application to join the free trade agreement in a letter to New Zealand's trade minister, Damien O'Connor, the Chinese ministry said in a statement.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/china-sends-new-zealand-letter-asking-to-join-cptpp-has-telephone-chat-with-damien-o-connor.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Jamie Ensor

A former New Zealand Defence Minister believes the chances of a major war between Western powers and China in the coming decade is fairly low, but says there is a risk of "incidents".

The United States, United Kingdom and Australia on Thursday announced a new defence and security pact which will see the trio share information about technologies and coordinate their efforts to confront emerging challenges in the Indo-Pacific.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/aukus-chance-of-war-between-china-and-west-low-but-still-a-risks-of-incidents-former-new-zealand-defence-minister.html
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Category : Defence
Author: Thomas Manch and Lucy Craymer

The distance between New Zealand and its traditional allies has grown wider, as Australia signs a major new defence pact with the US and UK that will deliver a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines to the Pacific.

The trilateral defence partnership, dubbed AUKUS, would grant Australia access to the US’ nuclear submarine secrets and bolster co-operation in foreign policy, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies, with the explicit intention of countering China’s rising power in the Indo-Pacific region.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/126400281/distance-between-nz-and-allies-grows-as-australia-brings-nuclear-submarines-to-the-pacific
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Category : Defence
Author: Heather du Plessis-Allan

I’m not sure we should be worried that we’ve been left out of this new Australia-UK-US defence pact. 

I see that we’re already doing the thing we always do, which is to turn this into a story about ourselves and about how we’ve been "left out" and "sidelined."  

Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/heather-du-plessis-allan-drive/opinion/heather-du-plessis-allan-we-havent-been-sidelined-by-aukus-defence-pact/
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Category : Defence
Author: Russell Palmer

The pact is being called AUKUS, verbally resembling Roman underworld god and punisher of broken oaths Orcus, and sees Australia (A), the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US) sharing technology, supply chains and industrial bases.

Perhaps most notably, among the technology being shared is capacity for Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines with the stated aim of promoting stability in the Indo-Pacific region.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/451641/new-zealand-a-winner-in-aukus-agreement-but-risks-remain-experts
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is welcoming the "increased engagement of the UK and the US" in the Pacific region as the countries announce a new security pact with Australia.

The AUKUS group was described on Thursday morning by US President Joe Biden as a "historic step to deepen and formalise cooperation among all three of our nations" as they seek to ensure "peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific". 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/aukus-jacinda-ardern-welcomes-united-kingdom-united-states-engagement-in-pacific-says-nz-nuclear-stance-unchanged.html
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Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor

A new defence pact has been announced between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States with the trio intending to share advanced technologies, likely to counter China's growing dominance.

The three nations will share information in key technological areas, including artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and nuclear submarines.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/world/2021/09/new-australia-united-kingdom-united-states-defence-pact-sidelines-new-zealand-focus-on-nuclear-capabilities.html
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Category : News
Author: The Economist

ANALYSIS: Only six countries in the world – America, Britain, China, France, India and Russia – currently operate nuclear-powered submarines.

Australia may become the unlikely seventh. In a statement and joint televised appearance on September 15, Joe Biden, Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison, America, Britain and Australia’s leaders, announced what they described as an “enhanced trilateral security partnership”, awkwardly named AUKUS.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/australia/300408565/australia-planning-nuclear-submarines-with-us-and-british-help
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