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Franco Ordoñez

Biden is selling U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia to counter China

President Biden announced new details of a nuclear submarine deal with Australia and the United Kingdom at a U.S. naval base in in San Diego, California. (Leon Neal/Getty Images)

President Biden met the leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom on Monday to map out some details of a new nuclear submarine pact: part of a defense partnership aimed at countering China's growing military power.

The partnership is known as AUKUS, an acronym representing the three nations involved in the deal, and the details were unveiled by Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

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