From the left, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are greeted by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as they arrive for the Quad leaders’ summit at Kantei Palace in Tokyo on May 24, 2022. Photo: AP

Akhil Ramesh

Australia’s warming ties with China leave its Quad commitments in doubt

Beijing’s economic coercion drove Australia to seek an alliance in earnest with the US, Japan and India to counter the ‘China threat’

Now, with the China-Australia trade relationship improving by the day, questions will be raised about Canberra’s commitment to Quad objectives

Akhil Ramesh

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Published: 1:00am, 29 Jan, 2023

Updated: 1:00am, 29 Jan, 2023

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Australia’s warming ties with China leave its Quad commitments in doubt

Beijing’s economic coercion drove Australia to seek an alliance in earnest with the US, Japan and India to counter the ‘China threat’ Now, with the China-Australia trade relationship improving by the day, questions will be raised about Canberra’s commitment to Quad objectives

Beijing’s economic coercion drove Australia to seek an alliance in earnest with the US, Japan and India to counter the ‘China threat’

Now, with the China-Australia trade relationship improving by the day, questions will be raised about Canberra’s commitment to Quad objectives