17 Sep 2021

Asia correspondent Ed White

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 17 September 2021

The announcement of AUKUS has sent shock waves around Asia. How is this major new defence arrangement seen by key US allies in the region and the government in Beijing?. And after the surprise resignation of Prime Minister Suga after little over a year in office, a woman is in the running to be Japan's next leader.

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga arrives at Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sep.9, 2021, amid continuing worries over the new coronavirus COVID-19. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun ) (Photo by Masanori Genko / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP)

PM Yoshihide Suga Photo: Yomiuri