WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday plans to announce a plan to share advanced technologies in a working group with Britain and Australia, Politico reported, in a possible move to push back on China.
Biden was due to give a 5 p.m. (2100 GMT) address on national security, but the White House would not provide details.
The working group, to be known as AUUKUS, will enable the three countries to share information in areas including artificial intelligence, cyber, underwater systems and long-range strike capabilities, Politico reported, citing a White House official and a congressional staffer.
As part of the pact, the U.S. and U.K. share their knowledge of how to maintain nuclear-defense infrastructure, one of the unidentified sources said.
Both characterized the plan as a move by Western allies to counter China’s rise in the military and technology sectors.
(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Tim Ahmann)
