US, Britain, Australia weigh expanding AUKUS security pact to deter China

FILE - From left, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speak at an AUKUS event at Point Loma naval base in San Diego, California, March 13, 2023.

The U.S., Britain and Australia are set to begin talks on bringing new members into their AUKUS security pact as Washington pushes for Japan to be involved as a deterrent against China, the Financial Times reported.