A powerful alliance against China at a crossroads. "This message will be accepted in Beijing with joy"

— This is an chance for the Department of defence to make certain that the actions are in line with Trump administration priorities, explains 1 of the officials in an interview with POLITICO.

Biden's administration signed a contract, known as AUKUS, 4 years ago. Those with whom POLITICO spoke did not state how the Trump administration could modify this immense cooperation package or erstwhile officials would decide.

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A review of the function of the US in the task is carried out by the head of Pentagon policy Elbridge A. Colby, a large supporter of the United States' abandonment of Europe to the Pacific in the face of an expanding threat from Beijing.

From 2017 to 2018 (i.e. during Donald Trump's first word of office), the Republican served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of defence for the strategy and improvement of the Armed Forces. Even before being sworn in as president of the United States Colby was listed among candidates for the position of national safety advisor.

The American's actions may be surprising, especially as it all points to the fact that the agreement gained the support of many congressmen and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who expressed his support for him during the proceeding before approving the position.

The Department of defence has not responded to the request for comment. The review was reported as the first British "The Financial Times".

On the another hand, Republican policy is not unusual. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer initiated an AUKUS review after his election last year.

A typical of the British government who wanted to stay anonymous states that specified a review is simply a ‘understandable’ measurement and that London will proceed to work closely with the US and Australia on the agreement.

Democrats frustrated, gigantic sums of money in the background

However, developments have been met with the frustration of Democrats in Congress, especially on the east coast, where any of the largest shipyards in America are located. Australia undertook to invest $3 billion. (more than PLN 11 billion) in modernization of American shipyards producing atomic submarines, which represents a immense injection of cash which will benefit American manufacture and increase its production capacity in submarines.

In her opinion, the break-up of the partnership "will further undermine America's reputation and rise more doubts among our closest defence partners on our credibility."

Colby challenged the main elements of the AUKUS agreement, including the United States' plan to sale 3 Virginia class submarines to Australia, citing the request for the United States to keep a strong submarine presence in the Pacific. The sale of Virginia ships would take place at three-year intervals starting in 2032, and would replace Collins class submarines withdrawn from the Australian arsenal.

However, during the March proceeding before the Senate, Colby seemed more open to this project. “The policy of the United States government should be to make all effort for this task to come to fruition,” he said.

The agreement would besides mean closer cooperation between 3 countries on the construction of quantum computers and hypersonic weapons. This task is moving forward without much controversy. In February, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles met at the Pentagon with defence secretary Pete Hegseth and committed to donating the first tranche of $500 million (1 billion $842 million) from an investment worth $3 billion (more than PLN 11 billion).

President Donald Trump "is very aware and supports AUKUS, recognising the importance of the defence industry," Hegseth said during the meeting.

Three countries have already invested millions of dollars in nuclear-powered craft training. Australia has allocated even more resources to grow its base in Perth on the western coast of the country.

Joe Courtney, a Connecticut State typical and a leading Democratic associate of the Subcommittee on the Maritime Forces Commission of the home of Representatives Armed Forces, asks why the administration has decided to review since so much has been done.

– he says.

— This is simply a direct contradiction with the intent of the administration to counter the aggression of China, Russia and another opponents, according to the slogan “America first but not alone”, he adds.