AUKUS roils ASEAN waters ahead of East Asia Summit

Washington, Canberra, Beijing to join virtual meeting Wednesday evening

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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

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.

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