High-ranking American officials have been holding talks across Asia in recent days, in the face of what is seen as China’s increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific.
FILE - In this handout photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water canons on a Philippine Coast Guard ship near the Philippine-occupied Second Thomas Shoal, South China Sea as they blocked its path during a re-supply mission on Aug. 5, 2023.
The allies described China as the “greatest strategic challenge” facing the Indo-Pacific region, calling Beijing’s behaviour in the South and East China Seas “provocative”. “The strategy of coordination that Japan and the United States are trying to enhance is really significant,” Kei Koga, Associate Professor at the Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme in Nanyang Technological University’s School of Social Sciences, told CNA’s East Asia Tonight programme.
The Quad group revealed that they were working on a series of initiatives to maintain"the free and open maritime order", and also announced a plan to set up a new maritime legal dialogue. Austin called it a “once-in-a-generation investment” to modernise the Philippines’ armed forces and coast guard.
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