France recalls their ambassadors

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The french subs were to be diesel powered, the new deal provides for nuclear powered vessels intended to support different strategies and goals wrt China. Be interesting to see when these new subs can actually be delivered and what we will do in the meantime.  Collins Class?

That is an issue voters must take up with our own politicians, they basically consigned us to a decade or two of limbo! I've heard beyond 2035 probably 2050.

Too many green nerds get elected that believe the Chinese or North Koreans will respect the Oz Qi or Feng Shui when they start to run out of resources at home, they tell us we don't need submarines or fighter jets we need diplomacy and a nice cup of green tea!

Because as you know, those regimes have demonstrated such a high value and respect for life in their own backyard, so we can trust them to respect our safe space and sovereignty! :



As a side note, given how quickly Macron went cap in hand to the USA or UK, who's side do you think he'd take if there was a crunch choice between Oz and China? Yet we expect him to honour thy Antipodeans!