The “Quadrilateral Alliance,” an informal security grouping of the United States, Japan, Australia and India, may welcome new members in the future as they seek to counter China’s growing influence, a senior State Department official said Saturday (Oct. 24).
Marc Knapper, deputy assistant secretary of state for South Korean and Japanese affairs, told the Mount Fuji Dialogue in Japan on Saturday that the United States, Japan, Australia and India share the same values, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. and interests. Once the “Quadrilateral Alliance” sets its policy direction, it will not exclude other countries from joining, but will likely welcome new members who also wish to counter China’s growing influence.
The Mt. Fuji Dialogue is an annual gathering of business and political leaders from Japan and the United States. Japanese Prime Minister Kan Yoshihide said in a video message to the participants of the Dialogue on Saturday that the deterrent power of the U.S.-Japan alliance must be strengthened to ensure the security of Japan and the surrounding region.
Japan’s Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said in a video message that China is dramatically increasing the quality and quantity of its military forces, rapidly and opaquely.
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi also said that the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific region is shifting dramatically.
Katsutoshi Kawano, a former Japanese Self-Defense Force official, said, “In order to protect the freedom of the seas in the Indo-Pacific region, it is important for Japan, the United States, Australia, and India to take leadership roles.”
Kenichiro Sasae, director of the Japan Institute of International Affairs, said that the countries “do not want to be bullied by China.
Philip Davidson, commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said it is important not only to have missile defense and naval and air force capabilities, but also to develop space and cybersecurity capabilities to counter China.
“The Quad, also known as the Quad Security Dialogue, is an informal security organization composed of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India, which aims to deepen cooperation on regional issues. It aims to deepen cooperation on regional issues and shape a more cohesive and united Indo-Pacific region. From its inception in 2007, the Quad was seen as a counterbalance to China’s emergence as a global hegemon. The Quad Alliance structure was “reactivated” in 2017 when President Trump took office and launched a trade and technology war against Beijing. The last meeting focused on issues such as maritime security and 5G communications, and the neo-crown virus pandemic was on the agenda.
Reuters previously quoted Mike Green, an Asia expert at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., as saying that the Chinese Communist Party fears that the Quad Alliance may one day evolve into a formal bloc, much like NATO had to contain the Soviet Union.
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