It is four days since the US, UK and Australia announced their historic security pact in the Asia-Pacific but there are few signs of anger abating from the usual suspects.
The deal will let Australia build nuclear-powered submarines for the first time, using technology provided by America. Cyber ability and undersea technologies will also be shared in the pact, which focuses on military capability, separating it from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance which also includes New Zealand and Canada.
But while the move has delighted Anglophiles overseas and supporters of CANZUK here in Britain, not all are so happy with news of the historic defence pact. France has grabbed most of the headlines for its somewhat petulant response to losing a deal with Australia to build 12 submarines, but others have not covered themselves in glory either.
Below is Steerpike’s guide to four of the worst responses to the Aukus deal…
France
We start with the obvious one. The French response to being cut out of the security pact was to recall its ambassadors from the US and Australia – but not the UK.
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