China tore into the US, UK, and Australia for signing a [defense technology deal](https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-new-security-partnership-auukus-uk-australia-counter-china-technology-2021-9) that would help Australia form a nuclear-powered submarine fleet – a partnership that experts believe also serves as a response to Beijing’s rapidly growing military might. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian called the deal “extremely irresponsible” and said the trio of nations “should abandon the outdated Cold War zero-sum mentality and narrow-minded geopolitical stability.”…