AUKUS - czy „małe NATO” Indo-Pacyfiku ograniczy chińską ekspansję morską?

AUKUS - will the Indo-Pacific “little NATO” limit Chinese maritime expansion?

On September 15, 2021, the United States of America, United Kingdom and Australia signed the trilateral defense agreement (AUKUS). The first two countries are to help Australia build attack nuclear submarines (SSN). It is clear that the purpose of the agrement is to further restrict the influence of the PRC in the region. The agreement was immediately criticized by People’s Republic of China. Voices of criticism or concern also came from other directions, such as from some ASEAN countries, European allies of the USA or India. The following article is an attempt to answer the question: to what extent will the establishment of AUKUS strengthen the regional position of the United States in the maritime dimension and contribute to limiting the expansion of China.

AUKUS - ограничит ли индо-тихоокеанское «маленькое НАТО» китайскую морскую экспансию?

15 сентября 2021 года США, Великобритания и Австралия подписали трехстороннее оборонное соглашение (АУКУС). Первые две страны должны помочь Австралии построить атомные подводные лодки. Понятно, что цель соглашения - еще больше ограничить влияние КНР в регионе. Соглашение немедленно подверглось критике со стороны Китая. Голоса критики или озабоченности также исходили с других сторон, например, из некоторых стран АСЕАН, европейских союзников США или Индии. Предлагаемая статья будет попыткой ответить на вопрос: в какой степени создание АУКУС усилит региональные позиции Соединенных Штатов в морском измерении и будет способствовать ограничению экспансии Китая?

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