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AUKUS security pact fuels concerns among Australian public - China Daily
Why it matters
AUKUS backbone of Australian naval modernisation and Indo-Pacific deterrence. Public scepticism—particularly if inflamed by state-media campaigns—can delegitimise political commitment, delay procurement, or trigger cost-cutting that slips submarine delivery and weakens Alliance credibility.
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