Biden to lead summit of Indo-Pacific countries to strengthen alliance with China

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Psaki indicated that the Biden Government has made this alliance
Psaki indicated that the Biden Government has made this alliance “a priority” (Photo: REUTERS)

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, will host a summit on September 24 with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, with whom he holds an alliance to counter China’s power.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement that Biden will receive in person at the White House the Prime Ministers of Australia, Scott Morrison; from India, Narendra Modi; and from Japan, Yoshihide Suga.

The four countries make up the “quad”, An alliance created in 2007 in response to the Beijing military boom.

The meeting will aim deepen ties between these nations and deepen cooperation in areas such as the fight against VOCID-19 and the climate crisis, emerging technologies and cyberspace, in addition to promoting an “free and open” Indo-Pacific region, the note says.

Joe Biden will host a summit on September 24 with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, as happened virtually in March (Photo: REUTERS)
Joe Biden will host a summit on September 24 with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, as happened virtually in March (Photo: REUTERS)

Psaki indicated that the Biden government has made this alliance “a priority”, as he was able to see at the first virtual summit of the group last March and with the organization of this new meeting.

“At the helm the leaders of the ‘quad’ demonstrates the priority of the Biden and (Kamala) Harris Administration to collaborate with the Indo-Pacific, which includes new multilateral configurations to meet the challenges of the 21st century, ”the U.S. spokeswoman said.

The celebration of this face-to-face summit was agreed at the virtual meeting of the “quad” last March, Where Biden sought to strengthen relations with the leaders of the India, Japan i Australia within your plan to “win the competition“Global strategy a China and regain ground in COVID-19 vaccine diplomacy.

When they met virtually in March, The first meeting of this fledgling group of nations, none of them mentioned China in their joint statement, but all agreed to work together to “address the challenges to the rule-based maritime order in the seas of East and South China.” where there are several disputed territories, the White House explained.

The four countries make up the
The four countries make up the “quad”, an alliance created in 2007 in response to the military boom in Beijing (Photo: REUTERS)

“Our intention is to prevail in the competition with China”, Biden National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan had said at a news conference after the summit.

Sullivan then claimed that China was not the main topic of conversation at the virtual meeting, however acknowledged that all participants share concerns about the Beijing boom and want to ensure “freedom of navigation” in the Pacific.

He stressed, however, that the “quad” is not “a military alliance” or “a new NATO”, as rumored, but an attempt by the United States to strengthen ties with some of its most powerful allies out to the oceans Pacific e Index.

The government of the former president Donald Trump began to use the term “Indo-Pacific” a few years ago to give India a greater role in its plans to contain China’s military and economic boom, And Biden demonstrated this Friday that he plans to continue with this strategy.

“The‘ quad ’will be vital to our cooperation in the Indo-Pacific,” aurged the American president.

(With information from EFE)

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