Washington | Two US congressmen leading a committee looking at Chinese expansion in the Indo-Pacific have thrown their support behind the AUKUS nuclear-powered submarine pact, just a day before a hearing in which former prime minister Scott Morrison will testify.
“AUKUS has received strong bipartisan support from Congress for a reason,” Republican Representative John Moolenaar and Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi wrote in a letter to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth that was released on Tuesday (Wednesday AEST).
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Jessica Gardner is The Australian Financial Review’s United States correspondent. She was previously deputy editor - news. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jgardner@afr.com
