US President Joe Biden will travel to Japan and Australia in May to discuss with his allies how to respond to the Russian invasion of Ukraine , as well as ways to counter China’s military-economic assertion in the Indo-Pacific region, the White House said.
Biden will attend the G7 leaders’ summit in Hiroshima, Japan from May 19-21, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
After that, he will make his first trip as president to Australia, which will include the third face-to-face meeting of the leaders of the so-called “four-way dialogue”, which includes the United States, Japan, Australia and India.
“The President and G7 leaders will discuss some of the world’s most pressing issues, including maintaining G7 support for Ukraine, solving the twin food and climate crises, ensuring inclusive and sustainable economic growth and continuing the clean energy transition at home and for our partners around the world,” she said.
At the May 24 Quadrilateral Dialogue Summit, Biden will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The Quartet was formed in 2007 to strengthen economic and security relations between the four democracies and counterbalance the rise of China. It was “rebooted” under President Donald Trump a decade later and moved to regular executive-level meetings under Biden.
“The leaders of the Quadripartite Dialogue will discuss deepening collaboration on critical and emerging technologies, high-quality infrastructure, global health, climate change, maritime awareness and other issues important to people in the region. Indo-Pacific,” said Jean-Pierre. .
Meeting with Modi comes amid growing US fears of democratic backsliding in India during his tenure and US attempts to pressure India to join international economic sanctions against Russia for his invasion of Ukraine.
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