China has called on Australia and its key allies to "abandon the Cold War mindset", accusing them of trying to replicate NATO in the Asia-Pacific region.Hitting out at new plans to work with the United States and United Kingdom to develop hypersonic missiles, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian yesterday accused the nations of "exploiting the Ukraine crisis".In rhetoric that has become increasingly familiar, he said the AUKUS alliance, which is expected to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines by the late 2030s, would increase the region's nuclear risk, undermine peace and intensify an arms risk.
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