India, America, Japan and Australia met in Beijing… American diplomat released the picture and called the Quad meeting positive.
Beijing. The ambassadors of Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) member states the US, India, Australia and Japan held a rare publicly publicized meeting in Beijing. US Ambassador David Perdue shared a photo on the social media platform ‘X’ and said that the meeting took place on Tuesday at the US Embassy in Beijing. “The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a positive force in maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” Perdue said in his post.
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in Beijing
“It was a pleasure to meet the ambassadors of the member countries of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue in Beijing,” he said. “The relations between the four countries – the US, Australia, India and Japan – remain stable and strong,” he said.
No statement came from India on this
He shared a photo of the four ambassadors in which India’s Ambassador to Beijing Pradeep Kumar Rawat is also seen. The Indian Embassy located here has not yet commented on this meeting.
Quad’s biggest critic
China has been a strong critic of the Quad for years and has not yet responded to the meeting. Beijing has responded to Quad meetings in the past, saying it opposes countries forming factions, indulging in group politics and factional confrontation.
China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning, while reacting to the meeting of foreign ministers of Quad countries in January this year, had said that China has always been advocating that cooperation between countries should not be targeted against any third party. “Engaging in group politics and factional conflict will not bring lasting peace and security and is not conducive to peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and the world as a whole,” he said.
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