Aggressiveness, coercive nature of China is frequent topic of discussion among Quad says Pentagon
The Hindu
India, the U.S. and several other world powers have been talking about the need to ensure a free, open and thriving Indo-Pacific in the backdrop of China’s rising military manoeuvring in the region.
China's aggressiveness and the coercive nature in the resource-rich Indo-Pacific region is a frequent topic of discussion among the Quad nations, the Pentagon has said.
In November 2017, India, Japan, the U.S. and Australia 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, amidst China’s growing military presence in the strategic region.
“There are lots of outcomes to the Quad relationship. And they don't all have to do with China... It's not that the Quad exists simply to counter China or their influence,” Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told reporters on September 30 at a news conference here.