A panel discussion on "The Quad Squad: Power and Purpose of the Polygon," is going to be held today where Quad Foreign Ministers will be participating at the event from 9:10-9:50 am
He alleged that US President Donald Trump has helped China advance key strategic goals by weakening American alliances, leaving a vacuum in the world for China to fill.
'China and India have the wisdom and ability to handle their differences properly,' it said.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark T Esper are on their way to New Delhi.
‘They absolutely need the United States to be their ally and partner in this fight,’ he said.
The meeting which was kept under wraps till the meeting day, took place amidst tensions between China and the US on a range of issues.
Every year, the United States issues a similar statement demanding China be held accountable.
'For the first time we have a President of the United States who is prepared to push back against that and protect the American people,' he said.
On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he was responding to Iran’s “brinkmanship” of nuclear steps, which have been aimed at pressuring the United States to remove sanctions as called for by the 2015 accord.
The proposal, which has been condemned by the United States and Hong Kong pro-democracy figures as an assault on the city’s freedoms, was tabled on the opening day of the week-long National People’s Congress.
