| ¡¡ Biden says China ¡®testing us¡¯ at quad leaders summit in Delaware 24 Sep 2024 By America-Today
The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States are meeting in US President Joe Biden¡¯s hometown as the countries push to strengthen their Quad alliance amid growing competition with China. Biden welcomed his counterparts to Wilmington, Delaware, on Saturday for the group¡¯s annual summit ¨C the US president¡¯s last before the end of his term. ¡°While challenges will come, the world will change ¡ the Quad is here to stay,¡± Biden said. In a joint readout after their talks, the leaders announced plans to deepen maritime cooperation in the Asia Pacific, including the launch of joint coastguard operations next year ¡°to improve interoperability and advance maritime safety¡±. The Quad, formally known as the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, was initially launched in 2007 but it quickly dissolved amid protests from China. The US also has warned China against providing military support to Russia for its war in Ukraine. Earlier this week, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell called the competition with China ¡°the most significant challenge¡± in US history ¨C comments that Beijing criticised. ¡°China urges the US to discard its Cold War and zero-sum mentality, stop spreading the ¡®China threat¡¯ narrative, stop misinterpreting China¡¯s strategic intentions,¡± Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Friday. ¡¡ |
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