According to AFP, U.S. President Joe Biden will hold the first-ever “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue” leaders’ summit with the leaders of Japan, India and Australia on December 12 to build a bulwark against China.
The report quoted White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki as saying, “President Biden has made this one of his earliest multilateral engagements, demonstrating the importance we place on working closely with our allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.”
Sources said the so-called “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue” (Quad) is taking place amid growing tensions with China. China is seen as demonstrating its power in both the trade and security fields.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, “This will be a historic moment for our region and send a strong message to this region of our support for an independent and sovereign Indo-Pacific region.”
In response, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said Wednesday that “any regional cooperation mechanism should follow the trend of the times of peaceful development and win-win cooperation. We hope that the countries concerned will act in the common interests of the regional countries, uphold the concept of openness, inclusiveness and win-win situation, and do more for regional peace, stability and development, rather than the other way around.”
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