TOKYO—Top diplomats from Japan, the US, Australia and India meeting Monday in Tokyo compiled a set of measures to reinforce maritime safety and cybersecurity and to support other Asia-Pacific countries in improving their defenses during growing tensions in the regional seas.
Foreign minister from left to right, Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pose for a photo ahead of the Quad Ministerial Meeting at the Foreign Ministry’s Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Monday, July 29, 2024.
Several regional governments dispute China’s sweeping territorial claims over the South China Sea, which has crucial maritime trade routes and potential energy reserves. It also claims self-governing Taiwan as its territory, to be annexed by force if necessary. Their initiatives included support for installing a secure telecommunications network in Palau and building cybersecurity capacity in the Philippines and India, according to the joint statement. The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to improving the region’s connectivity through the development of resilient infrastructure such as undersea cables.
Without naming China, Kamikawa said escalating tensions in “a certain region” and cyberattacks by “a certain country” could easily spill to other countries and increase their risks.
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