China Remains a Focus of Concern for Quad Officials: Experts

Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday accused China of “unjustified, illegal and reckless” behavior after Chinese planes flew dangerously close to a Philippine air force plane earlier this month. The encounter came almost two weeks after the Quad nations—the United States, Japan, Australia, and India—expressed concern about “coercive and intimidating maneuvers in the South China Sea.” In Tokyo on July 29 for their annual meeting, the foreign ministers of the Quad nations—Quad is short for Quadrilateral Security Dialogue—discussed a wide range of issues. However, based on officials’ messaging, their central focus was on China, experts told The Epoch Times....