China urged to keep close eye on US-led Quad as trade tensions fail to dent solidarity
They cited this week's meeting of Indo-Pacific
Quad partners as the latest example of such unified signalling.
The top diplomats of the United States, Japan, Australia and India, meeting in Washington on Tuesday, agreed to deepen cooperation on Indo-Pacific maritime security and introduce a critical minerals initiative to diversify supply chains.
'We remain seriously concerned about the situation in the
East China Sea and
South China Sea ,' read a joint statement following the talks between US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his three counterparts – Takeshi Iwaya of Japan, Penny Wong of Australia and India's Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.
The apparent reference was to regional tensions and disputes with China involving
territorial claims and freedom of navigation in these maritime areas.
'We are deeply concerned about the abrupt constriction and future reliability of key supply chains, specifically for critical minerals,' the statement added, again apparently referring to China leveraging its rare earths dominance, though it was not mentioned by name.
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