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A new trilateral defence pact between Australia, the UK and the US, known as Aukus, will lead to greater uncertainty for South-east Asia, but analysts say the region could gain from having a counterbalancing force against an increasingly assertive China.
The reaction has been wide-ranging in the region.
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