“Free and Open”: Quad Leaders Call for a “Stable” Indo-Pacific at Veiled Dig in China


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US President Joe Biden and the leaders of Australia, India and Japan highlighted their Quad group’s role in safeguarding a stable and democratic Indo-Pacific in a veiled dig against rival China. The Quad’s first in-person summit on Friday marked Biden’s latest effort to cement America’s leadership in Asia in the face of a rising China. Gathered in the ceremonial East Room of the White House, the four leaders discussed their Covid vaccine campaign, regional infrastructure, climate change, and the security of supply chains for vital semiconductors used in information technology. And while China was not mentioned, America’s growing rival hovered...