WASHINGTON: The White House has said there are no plans to add new members to the Quad for now, stressing that the relatively young group represents a wide range of Indo-Pacific partner countries on issues such as maritime security, infrastructure and climate. welcomes opportunities to work with. Change.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister Narendra Modiand US President Joe Biden – are scheduled to meet in Sydney, Australia for a third in-person summit on May 24 amid China’s aggressive behavior in the strategically important region.
“The Quad was established two years ago. Quad is still a relatively young partnership. There are no plans for new members at this time,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Monday.
Quad members, she said, have agreed that for now, they will focus on strengthening the Quad’s many strengths.
“However, the Quad welcomes opportunities to work with a wider range of Indo-Pacific partners, such as through its Indo-Pacific partners on maritime domain awareness, providing state-of-the-art maritime domain awareness technology around the region.” Has been,” she said in response. for a question.
“The May 24 Sydney summit will showcase other opportunities for the Quad to forge partnerships around the region on climate, global health, infrastructure, and more. Quad’s top priority is to ensure that it is well positioned to deliver for the Indo-Pacific. And therefore, at this point in time there are no talks on extension or expansion,” Jean-Pierre said.
In May last year, the Quad leaders met in Tokyo for the second in-person summit. During that summit, President Biden launched the ambitious Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), an initiative aimed at deepening cooperation between like-minded countries in areas such as clean energy, supply-chain resilience and digital trade. Is.
The rollout of the IPEF is expected to signal that the US is focused on pursuing a stronger economic policy for the region to counter China’s aggressive strategy on trade in the region.
In March 2021, President Biden will host the first Quad leaders’ summit in a virtual format, followed by an in-person summit in Washington in September.
In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia came up with the long-pending proposal of setting up a Quad to develop a new strategy to keep critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free from any influence amid China’s growing military presence. shaped up. Strategic Area Presence
India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China’s increasing military maneuvering in the region.
China claims almost all of the disputed South China Sea, although Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all claim parts of it. Beijing has built artificial islands and military installations in the South China Sea.
India, America, in quad or quadrilateral security dialogue Japan And Australia,
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Prime Minister Narendra Modiand US President Joe Biden – are scheduled to meet in Sydney, Australia for a third in-person summit on May 24 amid China’s aggressive behavior in the strategically important region.
“The Quad was established two years ago. Quad is still a relatively young partnership. There are no plans for new members at this time,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at her daily news conference on Monday.
Quad members, she said, have agreed that for now, they will focus on strengthening the Quad’s many strengths.
“However, the Quad welcomes opportunities to work with a wider range of Indo-Pacific partners, such as through its Indo-Pacific partners on maritime domain awareness, providing state-of-the-art maritime domain awareness technology around the region.” Has been,” she said in response. for a question.
“The May 24 Sydney summit will showcase other opportunities for the Quad to forge partnerships around the region on climate, global health, infrastructure, and more. Quad’s top priority is to ensure that it is well positioned to deliver for the Indo-Pacific. And therefore, at this point in time there are no talks on extension or expansion,” Jean-Pierre said.
In May last year, the Quad leaders met in Tokyo for the second in-person summit. During that summit, President Biden launched the ambitious Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), an initiative aimed at deepening cooperation between like-minded countries in areas such as clean energy, supply-chain resilience and digital trade. Is.
The rollout of the IPEF is expected to signal that the US is focused on pursuing a stronger economic policy for the region to counter China’s aggressive strategy on trade in the region.
In March 2021, President Biden will host the first Quad leaders’ summit in a virtual format, followed by an in-person summit in Washington in September.
In November 2017, India, Japan, the US and Australia came up with the long-pending proposal of setting up a Quad to develop a new strategy to keep critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free from any influence amid China’s growing military presence. shaped up. Strategic Area Presence
India, the US and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and prosperous Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China’s increasing military maneuvering in the region.
China claims almost all of the disputed South China Sea, although Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia and Vietnam all claim parts of it. Beijing has built artificial islands and military installations in the South China Sea.