Beijing says Quad a tool to contain China, stoke confrontation
The Hindu
China, which has territorial disputes with many countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, has been opposing the Quad alliance since its formation.
Terming the Quad alliance between the US, India, Australia and Japan as a “tool” to contain China’s rise, Beijing said on Friday that the grouping is a “deliberate move” to stoke confrontation and it is doomed to fail.
China, which has territorial disputes with many countries in the strategic Indo-Pacific region, has been opposing the Quad alliance since its formation.
In November 2017, the US, Australia, India and Japan gave shape to the long-pending proposal of setting up the Quad to develop a new strategy to keep the critical sea routes in the Indo-Pacific free of any influence, amid China’s growing military presence in the strategic region.
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