Malabar exercise: US wants Quad to be ‘more regularised’, China ‘notices’ it
China gave a measured response, stating that it has “noticed” the development and believes that military cooperation between countries.
China gave a measured response, stating that it has “noticed” the development and believes that military cooperation between countries “should be conducive to regional peace and stability”, while Japan welcomed the development. A day after New Delhi said that the Quadrilateral grouping of US, Japan, India and Australia are sending their warships for the Malabar Exercise next month, US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen E Biegun on Tuesday said that Quad should be “more regularised”, and at some point “formalised” with the passage of time. China gave a measured response, stating that it has “noticed” the development and believes that military cooperation between countries “should be conducive to regional peace and stability”, while Japan welcomed the development. Biegun, who did a telephonic briefing with journalists from India and Bangladesh on Tuesday, said, “I will say that it is our view that in the passage of time, the Quad should become more regularized and at some point formalized a…