Paul Keating says Aukus locking Australia into a US war against China, which it would ‘certainly lose’

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Former prime minister says US would ‘scuttle itself back to San Diego’, leaving Australia to deal with retribution from China Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast Aukus critic Paul Keating has said the submarine deal is locking Australia in to any future US conflict with China – “a war America would certainly lose” – and making Australia a target for retribution. Newsiline summarises this report from The Guardian Australia and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.

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