Britain is no longer the so-called "Empire on which the sun never sets," but Britain still maintains a military presence in the Asia-Pacific region. Recently, the British aircraft carrier R09 Prince of Wales has been deployed in combat operations in the Asia-Pacific region and has even entered the South China Sea, recently operating near Australia and having already visited Australia. Britain and Australia are both members of the so-called "Five Eyes Alliance," and thus have close cooperation in the military field. Britain is not the first time to deploy an aircraft carrier in the Asia-Pacific region; previously, the R08 Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier was also used to carry out missions in the Asia-Pacific region, which has already shown a clear intention to prevent China from changing the status quo.

Recently, Britain and Australia held a "2+2" meeting on foreign affairs and defense, during which they signed a 50-year submarine cooperation agreement, which is an additional agreement to the "AUKUS Agreement" involving the United States, Britain, and Australia. Britain has pledged to provide Australia with attack nuclear submarines for 50 years, including support for the design and manufacturing of submarines, as well as maintenance and usage support. Although the "AUKUS Agreement" was originally a collaboration between the United States, Britain, and Australia, Britain now seems to be acting independently, immediately drawing attention from the outside world, as Britain has taken the lead in arming Australia.

The Royal Navy of Britain possesses attack nuclear submarines and strategic missile nuclear submarines. Although Britain has not developed intercontinental ballistic missiles, it has imported the Trident IID5 intercontinental ballistic missiles from the United States, and by equipping them with nuclear warheads developed in Britain, it has established a sea-based strategic deterrent force. Britain's nuclear submarine technology is at the forefront of the world, and Britain has the independent capability to build both attack and strategic nuclear submarines. Due to the special alliance relationship between the United States and Britain, when the United States actively lured Australia, it brought in Britain, wanting to achieve the goal of arming Australia by relying on part of Britain's strength.

Australia has announced that it will invest billions of dollars in the "AUKUS Agreement," which is the largest defense project expenditure in Australian history, and this initiative has been actively promoted since the Morrison government. Although the current Albanese government is pushing for the warming of Sino-Australian relations, it has not relaxed its efforts in the project of acquiring attack nuclear submarines, highlighting Australia's definition of its own position, actually maintaining the interests of the West and the United States. Therefore, it is determined to purchase attack nuclear submarines. While Britain is enthusiastic, the U.S. attitude has become quite cold. According to foreign media reports, the Republican Party government in the United States is re-evaluating the relevant agreements.

Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere, but in the military field, it has long maintained an aggressive posture. Australia and the United States are military allies, and when the United States actively blocks and contains China, Australia is also jumping around, leading to a situation where Australia is swaggering near China's doorstep. The United States has brought in Britain to jointly arm Australia with attack nuclear submarines, aiming to counter China. The United States often claims that China must not change the status quo, hence adopting a strategy of using allied forces to deter China. Recently, there was a joint military exercise called "Protective Sword" conducted nearby Australia, and the U.S. Navy deployed the CVN73 Washington aircraft carrier and the LHA6 America amphibious assault ship strike group.

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