In China strategy, Biden to meet with leaders of Australia, India, Japan

United States wants to strengthen ties with allies and partners as China adopts an increasingly assertive foreign policy in Asia and beyond.

US President Joe Biden will meet on Friday with the leaders of Australia, India and Japan, a group central to his efforts to counter China’s growing military and economic power. The White House said the virtual meeting of the countries known as the Quad would show the importance Biden placed on the Indo-Pacific region and focus on ways to fight the coronavirus, cooperate on economic growth and the climate crisis. India and Australia have emphasized the importance of regional security cooperation, which has been boosted by previous lower-level meetings of the four countries.