China warns against ‘bloc confrontation’ as Quad group meets in India
Beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival alliances
China has warned against “bloc confrontation” after officials from the Australia-India-Japan-US ‘Quad’ grouping met in New Delhi.
Beijing said on Tuesday that any collaborative effort should contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
“We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing. “No cooperation should undermine mutual trust and cooperation among regional countries.”
Beijing’s response came as the foreign ministers from India, Australia, Japan, and the US met in New Delhi.
The meeting, chaired by India’s S. Jaishankar, was attended by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
Addressing the press alongside FM @SenatorWong of Australia, FM Toshimitsu Motegi of Japan and @SecRubio of USA after Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
Jaishankar said the bloc’s focus will be on the Indo-Pacific, “which is the specific remit of the Quad,” Mint reported.
At the meeting, the Quad countries agreed to jointly build a port in the Pacific island nation of Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security.
They said the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative was aimed at “collaborating to secure and diversify critical minerals supply chains.”
“As four leading maritime nations in the Indo-Pacific, we are united in our conviction that peace and stability in the maritime domain underpin the security and prosperity of the region,” the countries said in a statement.
“We strongly oppose any destabilizing or unilateral actions that seek to change the status quo, including by force or coercion, which escalate tensions and undermine regional peace and stability” in the Indo-Pacific, the statement added.
The Quad grouping originated as a Japanese diplomatic initiative nearly 15 years ago but gained prominence with support from former US President Joseph Biden. However, current US President Donald Trump’s tariff wars have injected uncertainty into the group’s direction.
The Quad nations were expected to hold a summit in India last year, but that did not materialize. India was particularly hit hard by Trump’s punitive trade tariffs.
The Quad joint statement did not set a specific date for its next meeting. “We look forward to the next Quad Leaders’ Summit hosted by India later this year and the next Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting hosted by Australia in 2026,” it said.
The previous Quad summit was held in the US in September 2024.
15 thoughts on “China warns against ‘bloc confrontation’ as Quad group meets in India”
On one hand beijing’s response came as the foreign ministers from India, Australia, Japan, and the US met in New Delhi. But at the same time beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival.
Reading that on Tuesday that any collaborative effort should contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity — hard to argue with the logic there.
What stands out is beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The fact that “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing really puts things into perspective.
The detail about beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival is something people should sit with.
In other words beijing’s response came as the foreign ministers from India, Australia, Japan, and the US met in New Delhi. Curious to see how this develops.
The fact that on Tuesday that any collaborative effort should contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity really puts things into perspective.
The detail about “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing is something people should sit with.
China has warned against “bloc confrontation” after officials from the Australia-India-Japan-US ‘Quad’ grouping met in New Delhi. Meanwhile on Tuesday that any collaborative effort should contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
So the bottom line is “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing. Wonder how this will land.
The bigger issue here is “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing. That changes the calculation.
On one hand beijing’s response came as the foreign ministers from India, Australia, Japan, and the US met in New Delhi. But at the same time beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival.
Reading that on Tuesday that any collaborative effort should contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity — hard to argue with the logic there.
What stands out is beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The fact that “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing really puts things into perspective.
The detail about beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival is something people should sit with.
In other words beijing’s response came as the foreign ministers from India, Australia, Japan, and the US met in New Delhi. Curious to see how this develops.
The fact that on Tuesday that any collaborative effort should contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity really puts things into perspective.
The detail about “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing is something people should sit with.
China has warned against “bloc confrontation” after officials from the Australia-India-Japan-US ‘Quad’ grouping met in New Delhi. Meanwhile on Tuesday that any collaborative effort should contribute to regional peace, stability, and prosperity.
New Delhi has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
15 years. The real figures are likely much higher.
Mao Ning has been pushing this agenda for a while now.
So the bottom line is “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing. Wonder how this will land.
So the bottom line is beijing says the Australia‑India‑Japan‑US grouping should promote regional peace, not create rival. Wonder how this will land.
The bigger issue here is “We also do not support the formation of exclusive cliques or bloc confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said at a press briefing. That changes the calculation.