clickorlando.com
37%
916
US, Australia, India, Japan to discuss China's growing power
TOKYO – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and his Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, said they will lead a regional initiative called “Free and Open Indo-Pacific" aimed at countering China's growing assertiveness, a main issue they will discuss Tuesday with the top envoys from Australia and India.The first in-person talks among the foreign ministers since the coronavirus pandemic began also brings together Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.Motegi, opening his working lunch with Pompeo ahead of the so-called Quad talks, said “I hope Japan and the U.S.