Korea, China not in talks over Quad alliance: Defense Ministry


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US President Joe Biden, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga participate in a virtual Quad summit, March 12, 2021. (Reuters-Yonhap) South Korea and China have not discussed the Quad alliance, a US-led democratic coalition comprising the US, Australia, India and Japan to contain an increasingly assertive China, the Ministry of National Defense said Monday. “It’s an unequivocal no. We have not been in talks on the matter, and on whether we will join the group,” ministry spokesperson Boo Seung-chan said, referring to a report that Beijing has repeatedly asked Seoul...