Blinken, Foreign Ministers ‘Seriously Concerned’ About Indo-Pacific Security

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and top diplomats from Australia, India, and Japan said they were “seriously concerned” about the situation in the South and East China Seas and are working on ways to maintain maritime safety and security in the region. Mr. Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar were in Tokyo on July 29, for a ministerial meeting of the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) partners. In a joint statement following their meeting, the four diplomats expressed their concerns about recent Chinese maritime activities, without directly mentioning China....