Mr. Sullivan alleged that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was discussed by the Quad leaders as one of several examples of Chinese aggression.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters after the quad leaders’ summit that China was discussed in the meeting, but not focused. He also said that one of the challenges related to China was the Indo-China border situation.
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Mr. Sullivan said the four leaders discussed the challenge challenged by China and made it clear that neither of them had any illusions about China, but was not fundamentally about China today. -19 and climate.
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Mr. Sullivan alleged that the situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) was discussed by the Quad leaders as one of several examples of Chinese aggression. He was answering a question from the Secretary and Foreign Minister at his and Antony Blinken’s meetings with their Chinese counterparts in Anchorage, Alaska, the following week.
“It is our attempt to clearly communicate to the giant Chinese government how the US wants to move forward on a strategic level. We believe there are fundamental interests and values, and what concerns we have with their activities, whether it be on Hong Kong or Xinjiang or in the Taiwan Strait, or, frankly, the issues we heard today from our quad partners: their Australia forcefully. Their persecution around the Senkaku Islands, their aggression along the border with India, ”said Mr. Sullivan, discussing the India-China border deadlock.
Mr. Sullivan said, “The tractor at the end of the day – at the end of today – is now an important part of the architecture of Indo Pacific”.
Cyber security incidents affecting Quad members were also discussed.
Mr. Sullivan said the discussions included not only cyber attacks on US targets (cyber exchange and solarwinds), but also cyber security incidents in India, Japan and Australia.
The week before, news broke that spyware originating in China had made its way into many Indian power installations and port facilities.
‘Quad is not a new NATO’
Mr. Sullivan reiterated that the Quad was not a military alliance or NATO equivalent (it has been called an ‘Asian NATO’ by some commentators). He was answering the question of whether there would be greater quad security cooperation with Taiwan so that it would become more expensive for the Chinese to take steps against Taiwan. “So the way we see it is that the Quad is not a military alliance. Mr. Sullivan said that this is not a new NATO, but despite some publicity, it was an opportunity to collaborate on economics, technology, climate and security. He said maritime security, humanitarian and disaster response were critical to the Quad agenda, “where we work on everything from freedom of navigation to broader regional security questions, through which and at the level of leaders” Working level.
Huawei Verdict
Asked about recent news that India was likely to prevent Indian telecom operators from using the Huawei device for security reasons, Mr. Sullivan said that it was a sovereign decision for India, but that US decisions were consistently It is being advocated. The US – during the Trump administration – campaigned internationally to exclude Huawei from its 5G network, citing links between Huawei and the Chinese government and the security establishment.
Overall, Mr. Sullivan wrote an optimistic note on the quad during his briefing. “Today is a big day for American diplomacy. This summit is a great thing for the President and the country. And we look forward to that work, ”he said.
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