The #UnitedStates on Thursday struggled to contain the fallout after #France furiously protested #Australia's scrapping of a major arms deal in favor of US #nuclear submarines. President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a new three-way alliance among the United States, Australia and Britain that features the submarines -- a key asset to challenge an increasingly assertive China in the decades to come. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Commentator Douglas Herbert tells us more. #AUKUS
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