‘Quad’ Meet in Tokyo Signals Growing China Unease

All four members face troubles with a newly aggressive Beijing

By: Neeta Lal

The 2017 resurrection of the so-called Quad nations of Japan, the US, India, and Australia from a decade-long hiatus is indication that the group, which has met five times since its resumption, is growing increasingly concerned about maintaining the liberal rules-based international order that China has been systemically eroding.

The summit …