International relationsAUKUS roils ASEAN waters ahead of East Asia Summit
Washington, Canberra, Beijing to join virtual meeting Wednesday evening
AUKUS will supply Australia with nuclear submarine technology from the U.S. and U.K. -- an arrangement that does not sit well with some ASEAN governments. © Reuters
KENTARO IWAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer
October 27, 2021 19:06 JST
SINGAPORE -- An undercurrent of unease over the intensifying superpower rivalry and the new AUKUS alliance is running through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' summits this week, with some members taking the opportunity to voice their concerns.