UK's Sunak Heads to US for Latest Phase of AUKUS Deal Amid Inflated Allegations of China Threat

China has repeatedly voiced opposition to the trilateral AUKUS pact, urging the United States, the UK and Australia "to abandon Cold War mentality and zero-sum game," while warning that the arrangement poses “serious nuclear proliferation risks... exacerbates [the] arms race and hurts peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific."