Will the Quad's focus on vaccines, rare earths help it win friends in Asean?

The grouping's cooperation in vaccines and rare earths are a challenge to China's monopolies, suggesting it will pay attention to economic, not just military power While reducing the region's economic dependence on China will be hard, it should discuss with Asean countries ways to create new patterns of economic integration Asean countries were once wary of the Quad's over-emphasis on security issues. This could change, given the grouping's new emphasis on vaccines and new patterns of economic integration, says Yogesh Joshi. The first-ever summit meeting between the leaders of India , Japan , Australia and the US - a grouping…