‘A force for good’: Quad ambassadors meet amid Chinese military drills; vow ‘free and open’ Indo-Pacific
US ambassador to China David Perdue on Tuesday reaffirmed the Quad’s commitment to a “free and open” Indo-Pacific after meeting ambassadors from other Quad partners – Australia, India and Japan – in Beijing, as China continues to carry out large-scale military exercises around Taiwan, escalating regional tensions. In a post on X, Perdue described the…