There’s one clear winner when US, India, Japan and Co. gang up on China. It is ...
While a grouping of four democracies to buffer the rising power of China may seem like a good idea to those involved, it is likely to do more harm than good for at least three of them
The grouping of “like-minded” democracies comprising Japan, the US, Australia and India to buttress the rising power of China has only one beneficiary – Tokyo. Indeed, it could create economic and diplomatic headaches for the other three.
Last weekend, officials from the US, India, Australia and Japan met in Manila on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and East Asia Summits to discuss regional and global cooperation. The meeting was the first since the “Quadrilateral Security Dialogue” was first mooted by Japan a decade ago.
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For Japan, the Quad boosts the security of its international trade routes at little cost. While the grouping could strain ties with China, the already frosty relations between Beijing and Tokyo mean Japan has little to lose.
