How will AUKUS influence Indonesia's interests in the Indo-Pacific region?

Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Australias Prime Minister Scott Morrison and US President Joe Biden at a joint press conference via AVL on Sep16, 2021. Source: AAP

Australia, Britain and the United States recently signed a pact called AUKUS which some observers believe that the AUKUS aims to combat China's growing power.

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Dr Fitriani is a researcher in Politics and International Relations at the Center for Strategic and International Studies at the University of Adelaide.

Dr Fitriani explained to Sri Dean about Indonesia's response and the reasons to the AUKUS announcement.

2018. In happier times. Australia and France had been working together to develop a replacement for the Collins class submarine. Source: Getty Images.

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