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The chinese off the scent? it might have been that. it's certainly not what the british government wants to hear. the whole "global britain" agenda post—brexit is precisely about being everywhere, particularly in the fast—growing pacific region, and coincidentally or not, the royal navy's new aircraft carrier hms queen elizabeth is right now in the pacific. it's just been visiting japan, it was in the south china sea, rather publicly, as a show of presence. talk about a contested space! absolutely right. it's certainly the agenda of the royal navy to have what they call a blue water abilit...

Is that basically putting the chinese off the scent? it might have been that. it certainly isn't what the british government wants to hear. the whole global britain agenda post—brexit is precisely about being everywhere, particularly in the fast—growing pacific region, and coincidentally or not, the royal navy's new aircraft carrier hms queen elizabeth is right out in the pacific. it has just been visiting japan, it was in the south china sea rather publicly, as a show of presence. talk about a contested space! absolutely right. and it is certainly the agenda of the royal navy to have what...

The whole economic backdrop to this, david. it is interesting, though, how the americans have played this. i remember a speech lloyd austin, the us defence secretary, gave back injuly in singapore where he more or less said to the british, "we don't need you in the pacific, guys. very grateful if you do a bit more in europe". was thatjust basically putting the chinese off the scent? it might have been that. it's certainly not what the british government wants to hear. the whole "global britain" agenda post—brexit is precisely about being everywhere, particularly in the fast—growing pacific...

Defensively their future is with the united _ defensively their future is with the united states _ defensively their future is with the united states. that's— defensively their future is with the united states. that's what - defensively their future is with the united states. that's what this - defensively their future is with the i united states. that's what this deal is about _ latika making an interesting point about the economic backdrop to this, david. it is interesting, how the americans have played this. i remember a speech lloyd austin, the us defence secretary, back injuly in singap...

Where he more or less said to the british, we don't need you with specific, guys, very grateful if you do a bit more in europe. is that basically put in the chinese off descent? it basically put in the chinese off descent? ., , ., descent? it might have been that. it certainly isn't _ descent? it might have been that. it certainly isn't with _ descent? it might have been that. it certainly isn't with the _ descent? it might have been that. it certainly isn't with the british - certainly isn't with the british government wants to hear. the whole global britain agenda post—brexit is precisely ...