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| Subway sandwiches ridicule France & AUKUS submarine controversy with ad boasting of '$90 billion cheaper subs' | Subway sandwiches ridicule France & AUKUS submarine controversy with ad boasting of '$90 billion cheaper subs' |
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| Following Australia's decision to ditch a AUS$90-billion multi-submarine deal with France this week in favor of another deal with the USA, American fast food chain Subway mockingly reacted in an advertisement for its sandwiches. | Following Australia's decision to ditch a AUS$90-billion multi-submarine deal with France this week in favor of another deal with the USA, American fast food chain Subway mockingly reacted in an advertisement for its sandwiches. |
| In a full-page advert published in The Age newspaper on Saturday, Subway boasted that it had "non-nuclear powered" subs which were "$90 billion cheaper" – a dig at the bloated cost of Australia's submarine deal with France, before Canberra backed out in favor of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines from the US. | In a full-page advert published in The Age newspaper on Saturday, Subway boasted that it had "non-nuclear powered" subs which were "$90 billion cheaper" – a dig at the bloated cost of Australia's submarine deal with France, before Canberra backed out in favor of acquiring nuclear-powered submarines from the US. |
| Though many social media users found the advert to be clever and funny, others found it to be "disgusting" and disrespectful. | Though many social media users found the advert to be clever and funny, others found it to be "disgusting" and disrespectful. |
| "Guessing the French @SUBWAY market is zero interest to them..." one user wrote, while another questioned, "Want to be boycotted in France?" | "Guessing the French @SUBWAY market is zero interest to them..." one user wrote, while another questioned, "Want to be boycotted in France?" |
| One user even accused Subway's "revolting" advert of "using [the] concept of mass death to sell a snack," considering how close to war China, Australia, and the US appear to be. | One user even accused Subway's "revolting" advert of "using [the] concept of mass death to sell a snack," considering how close to war China, Australia, and the US appear to be. |
| France recalled its ambassadors from both Australia and the US on Friday in response to what it described as "unacceptable behavior between allies and partners" as a result of the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) deal. | France recalled its ambassadors from both Australia and the US on Friday in response to what it described as "unacceptable behavior between allies and partners" as a result of the AUKUS (Australia, United Kingdom, United States) deal. |
| French President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly only informed of Australia's decision to withdraw from the two nations' 2016 submarine deal immediately before the news became public. | French President Emmanuel Macron was reportedly only informed of Australia's decision to withdraw from the two nations' 2016 submarine deal immediately before the news became public. |
| Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French foreign minister, called the decision a "stab in the back," warning that "the consequences of which affect the very conception that we have of our alliances, our partnerships and the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe." | Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French foreign minister, called the decision a "stab in the back," warning that "the consequences of which affect the very conception that we have of our alliances, our partnerships and the importance of the Indo-Pacific for Europe." |
| Australia justified the withdrawal from the deal with France by claiming that the cost had become higher than originally anticipated. | Australia justified the withdrawal from the deal with France by claiming that the cost had become higher than originally anticipated. |
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