Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan said that some countries should give up the Cold War mentality and avoid forming small groups.
China (China) on Monday criticized the four-nation organization ‘Quad’ and said that no “small groups” should be formed. China’s comment comes at a time when the first virtual summit meeting between the US, India, Australia and Japan, which was in the quad, took place on Friday. Beijing said that some countries are spoiling the atmosphere among the regional countries as a threat to China, but they will not succeed.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijan said that some countries should give up the Cold War mentality and avoid forming small groups. At the same time, work should be done to increase cooperation between regional countries. The first summit of the quad was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison and Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihida Suga.
Quad countries get a strong message from China
In fact, the leaders of the ‘Quad’ group had given a strong message to China trying to dominate in the Indo-Pacific region. The Quad again emphasized that they are trying to ensure that this area is accessible to all. Also, it should be governed according to the basic principles and international laws like freedom of shipping and peaceful resolution of disputes.
China claims the South China Sea and several parts of the East China Sea. There is a dispute between China and Japan over claims in the East China Sea. The leaders said in the article that cooperation called ‘Quad’ was born in crisis. It became a diplomatic dialogue in 2007 and was reborn in 2017.
What issues were discussed in the quad meeting
He wrote, “In December 2004, the continental watershed off the coast of Indonesia slipped two meters, causing the largest storm in modern history and causing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Indian Ocean.” Millions of people were displaced and hundreds of people were killed, the Indian Pacific region was in urgent need of help. The four countries together helped us.
The leaders said that Australia, India, Japan and the United States are a group of democratic countries that are dedicated to delivering results through practical cooperation to provide disaster relief and prompt humanitarian aid when needed. He said, “Now in the new era of opportunity and contact with each other in the Indo-Pacific, we are united again in support of the needy region.”
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