Telegraph: U.K. Would Join U.S., Australia in a Conflict over Taiwan

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British Defense Secretary John Healey said the U.K. would fight alongside its U.S. and Australian allies in the face of Chinese aggressions in the Indo-Pacific, the Telegraph reports. The comment comes as the U.K. signed a 50-year nuclear submarine pact with Australia amid the largest naval exercise between Australia and the U.S.

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00:00The U.K. would fight alongside Australia to help Taiwan in a potential Chinese invasion if necessary, Telegraph reports.

00:09British Defense Secretary John Healy spoke to the press after signing a 50-year nuclear submarine treaty with Australia.

00:16Healy says the U.K. and its AUKUS allies, the U.S. and Australia, are committed to deterring threats in the Indo-Pacific.

00:23His comments come as Australia hosts its largest joint military exercise, known as Talisman Sabre.

00:29This year marks the first time that the U.K. has sent its largest aircraft carrier strike group to participate.

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