Washington: The AUKUS submarine agreement is expected to survive the Trump administration’s review and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will receive a warm welcome from US President Donald Trump, with the White House praising the pair’s “great relationship” ahead of Tuesday’s meeting.

It is expected that Trump will use the meeting to discuss regional efforts to combat Chinese economic coercion and military aggression, with administration officials last week challenging allies, including Australia , to help fight Beijing’s stranglehold on the global critical minerals supply chain.

A US official with knowledge of AUKUS and defence relationships, who is not authorised to speak publicly, said they did not anticipate any significant changes to the defence pact inked under former leaders S

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