Rubio called China the "most potent, dangerous adversary" during his confirmation and is expected to work with India, Japan, and Australia to counter this.

On his first full day as U.S. secretary of State, Marco Rubio is meeting with his counterparts from Australia, India and Japan. The four countries are known as the Quad.

The United States, Australia, India and Japan recommitted to working together on Tuesday, after the first meeting of the China-focused "Quad" grouping's top diplomats since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

The meeting, bringing together representatives of the four largest militaries in the Indo-Pacific, was a clear signal that the Trump administration will intensify military preparations and threats directed at China.

Responding to a question on the Quad foreign ministers' meeting in Washington on Tuesday during which they reaffirmed their commitment for a Free and Open Indo-Pacific, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said,

In the first such meeting in US President Donald Trump’s second term, the foreign ministers of Quad member-states United States, India, Japan, and Australia met on the sidelines of the inauguration at

The United States, Australia, India, and Japan reaffirmed their partnership at a meeting focusing on countering China's influence. Hosted by Marco Rubio, the Quad grouping emphasized a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

The first Quad ministerial meeting of Australia, India, Japan and the US since President Donald Trump took office was held on Tuesday.

New U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed China's "dangerous and destabilizing actions in the South China Sea" with his Philippine counterpart on Wednesday and underscored the "ironclad" U.S.

China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the Wh

The U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosted a crucial meeting with foreign ministers from Australia, India, and Japan, emphasizing the importance of allied cooperation amid China's rise. The meeting aims to signal a strategic focus on countering Beijing's influence in the Indo-Pacific,

India, the US, Australia, and Japan – met in Washington DC on Tuesday and reaffirmed their shared commitment to 'strengthening a free and open Indo-Pacific'.