Economics
U.S.-Backed ‘Quad’ Quietly Gains Steam as Way to Balance China
- Four-nation group to hold third meeting at Singapore summit
- Intended to maintain balance of power in Asia as China rises
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Potentially the most important meeting in Asia this week isn’t on any official summit agenda, features no head of state and certainly doesn’t include China.
Senior officials from Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. -- a set of countries known as “the Quad” -- plan to meet Thursday on the sidelines of a regional summit in Singapore. It will be only the third meeting of the group since its revival last year as a counterweight to China’s growing economic and military might.