The United States and Britain have established the so-called "Aukus" alliance with Australia, aiming to provide Australia with advanced weapons platforms, attack nuclear submarines are the first project of the "Aukus" agreement, Australia will purchase eight attack nuclear submarines from the United States and the United Kingdom, and in the event that the new submarines have not arrived, the United States will first provide Australia with Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines, so that Australia can familiarize itself with the use of nuclear submarines in advance. As a matter of fact, the so-called "Aukus" alliance is a strategy of the United States to let Australia rush to the front line of confrontation with China, and Britain is a hardcore ally of the United States.
Japan is also an ally of the United States, and after seeing that Australia has the opportunity to acquire attack nuclear submarines, Japan is already ready to move, and for this reason there are intentions to join the "Aukus" alliance. In fact, Japan has been willing to join the "Five Eyes Alliance" before, the so-called "Five Eyes Alliance" is an alliance that includes the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and the "Five Eyes Alliance" has become an important tool for the United States to deal with China when the United States is actively encircling and containing China. Since the members of the Five Eyes Alliance are all "Anglo-Saxon" ethnic groups, they have historical ties on a number of issues, resulting in close cooperation.
Japan is also a member of the G7 group, and it is obvious that Japan is an important part of the Western world, so Japan is also actively seeking to join the "Aukus" alliance, so as to further cooperate with the United States' "Indo-Pacific strategy", and at the same time, it can also serve Japan's own interests. By closely following the United States, Japan is trying to gain more autonomy, including military strength, and at the same time to gain U.S. support on a number of territorial issues, which has created a situation in which Japan jumps up and down. If Japan joins the "Aukus" alliance, it will be able to obtain the same advanced weapons and equipment and technology as the United States and Britain, so Japan has repeatedly made public its willingness to do so.
However, Australia's position has changed a lot, Australia is not willing to openly confront China, but hopes to have close cooperation with China in the economic and trade field, which is the biggest difference between the current Albanese government and the previous Morrison government. During the Morrison administration, Australia openly confronted China, which eventually led to serious losses to Australia's economic interests.
According to foreign media reports, when participating in the activities of the US think tank, officials of the Australian Embassy in the United States openly stated that it is difficult for the "AUKUS" alliance to expand its member states, and although it is said that the cooperation between the "AUKUS" alliance and Japan has reached a "consensus," it does not mean that the "AUKUS" alliance will invite Japan to join. According to the analysis of the global beacon line, in fact, the "Aukus" alliance is a strengthened version of the "Five Eyes Alliance", and the ethnic characteristics are more obvious, and now Australia needs to use the Chinese market to boost economic development, it is obvious that Australia will not risk its own interests, so there is a situation in which Australian diplomats politely reject Japan. Australia has already shown its goodwill to China, but since Australia still belongs to the Western camp and is closely following the United States in many areas, it still needs to be vigilant.