The AUKUS security bloc consisting of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States will support the Philippines and neighboring countries by helping deter threats to a rules-based international order and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea amid escalating tensions in the contested waters, the British ambassador told GMA News Online in an interview.
The AUKUS security bloc consisting of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States will support the Philippines and neighboring countries by helping deter threats to a rules-based international order and freedom of navigation in the South China Sea amid escalating tensions in the contested waters, the British ambassador told GMA News Online in an interview last Monday.
“We stand by the rules-based international system, we stand by UNCLOS in particular. To the Philippines, it is incredibly important,” Beaufils said. UK and AUKUS engagement in the region is crucial due to rising tensions in the contested region that could trigger accidental confrontations, the British ambassador said.
China has branded the AUKUS as an idea that emerged from a “typical Cold War mentality which would trigger an arms race, damage the international nuclear nonproliferation regime and threaten regional stability and peace. It has accused such security blocs involving the US of aiming to contain China. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations formalized ties with the UK as a dialogue partner in August 2021, which the UK says is the first such partnership ASEAN has included in 25 years. Beaufils said the ASEAN can expect the AUKUS as “a steadfast partner” on security-related issues particularly in making sure that regional “tensions do not escalate and, we avoid conflict.”
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