President Joe Biden appeared to momentarily forget the name of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison while announcing plans to share the United States s nuclear-powered submarine technology with Australia.
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden said Wednesday the United States is forming a new security alliance with Britain and Australia, a move that could deepen a chasm in U.S.-China relations.
Wednesday evening at the White House, President Joe Biden joined by the prime ministers of the United Kingdom and Australia announced a new partnership in the Indo-Pacific region, including an effort to build nuclear-powered submarines for Australia. The one unspoken issue clearly driving this move: a rising China. Foreign affairs correspondent Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff with more.
The U.S., United Kingdom and Australia unveiled a new trilateral security partnership on Wednesday to expand defense capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region, touting the arrangement as an effort to ensure long-term stability in the region.