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The Quad has a strategy to counter China and Russia: be a force for global good without ideological warfare

The stakes were high when the foreign ministers of the Quad security group met in Melbourne this week. The US has warned a Russian invasion of Ukraine could be imminent. And Russian President Vladimir Putin had just met with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, and announced a “no limits” partnership…

The Conversation

Morning digest: Biden administration announces Indo-Pacific strategy; IPL mega auction weekend begins today, and more

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The Hindu

Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy homes in on China's "sphere of influence"

The Biden administration warns that there is only a narrow window of time remaining to prevent China from transforming the region into its own sphere of influence.

Axios

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Thousands protest in Canberra; NSW records 32 Covid deaths and Vic 19 – as it happened

Pauline Hanson mobbed by protesters as Lifeline book fair forced to cancel. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Collective action key to new U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy

Washington will ‘continue to support India’s rise and regional leadership’, says document

The Hindu

U.S. vows stepped up Indo-Pacific effort in push back against China

The United States vowed on Friday to commit more diplomatic and security resources to the Indo-Pacific to push back against what its sees as China's bid to create a regional sphere of influence and become the world's most influential power.

Reuters

US strategy for Indo-Pacific stresses alliances on China

A new Biden administration strategy for the Indo-Pacific emphasizes not going it alone in dealing with China's rising influence

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Russia-Ukraine standoff overshadows US talks in Pacific about China

MELBOURNE, Australia — Overshadowed by a crisis half a world away, leaders of the United States and three of its major Indo-Pacific allies agreed Friday to shore up defenses aimed at slowing China's domination of the region.

Los Angeles Times

Quad meet focuses on Indo-Pacific cooperation

Differences emerge over stand on Russia, Myanmar.

The Hindu

Russian aggression towards Ukraine could jeopardise Indo-Pacific stability, says US after Quad meeting

US secretary of state Antony Blinken says Russia’s actions could embolden other countries to pursue military aggression

The Guardian - AU

Ukraine conflict 'matters' for Aust: US

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the importance of the crisis along Ukraine's border extends to Australia and the Indo-Pacific.

AAP

Quad Ministers Address Indo-Pacific ‘Coercion’, Climate, COVID

The United States, Australia, Japan and India on Friday pledged to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly-veiled swipe at China's growing economic and military expansion, as their top diplomats convened to also tackle climate change, COVID and other threats. Foreign ministers of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US approves major $14 billion arms sale to Indonesia

The Biden administration has approved a nearly $14 billion arms sale to Indonesia as the U.S. presses ahead with steps it believes will help counter China's increasing assertiveness in the Indo-Pacific

The Independent UK

Quad ministers address Indo-Pacific 'coercion', climate, COVID

The United States, Australia, Japan and India pledged on Friday to deepen cooperation to ensure the Indo-Pacific region was free from "coercion", a thinly veiled swipe at China's economic and military expansion.

Reuters

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Australia Pacific presence growing: Payne

Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Australia's Indo-Pacific presence is "growing exponentially" as she meets with her US, Indian and Japanese counterparts.

Al Jazeera

Indonesia to buy 42 Rafale jets as it boosts ties with France

Paris looking to expand geopolitical relations in Indo-Pacific after Australia scrapped a multibillion-dollar deal.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia orders six Rafale jets from France

Indonesia signed a deal with France Thursday to buy six Rafale warplanes as part of an anticipated total order of 42, Jakarta's defence minister said, as Paris bolsters military ties in the Asia-Pacific.

The Independent UK

Blinken says century will be shaped by Indo-Pacfic region

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the United States remains focused long-term on the Indo-Pacific region despite concerns over Russian aggression toward the Ukraine

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Blinken Lands in Australia Ahead of Indo-Pacific Meeting

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key allies are “voting with their feet” by flying to Australia to focus on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday, as fears rise of a Russian invasion of Ukraine on the other side of the globe. Blinken landed in the…

The Hindu

Jaishankar heads for Quad meet with vaccines, tech, China on agenda

The MEA said four Foreign Ministers will “exchange views on regional strategic issues given their shared vision of a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific region.”

The Independent UK

Blinken lands in Australia ahead of Indo-Pacific meeting

Australia’s Foreign Minister Marise Payne says Secretary of State Antony Blinken and key allies are “voting with their feet” by flying to Australia to focus on challenges in the Indo-Pacific region

The Independent UK

US to remind China of Pacific interests amid Ukraine tension

The Biden administration is making a push to remind China that the U.S. remains involved and active in the Indo-Pacific despite Washington's current preoccupation with a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine

Bangkok Post

Three-way link

Facing an increasingly uncertain strategic environment in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States and one of its key allies -- South Korea -- are pursuing increased cooperation beyond Northeast Asia, a path that is expected to lead them to Southeast Asia.

Los Angeles Times

An Indonesian mother’s unending — and inspiring — protest to find her son’s killer

SINGAPORE — Every Thursday for Maria Catarina Sumarsih begins the same: make breakfast for her husband and daughter, pray the Rosary, prepare the placards, grab her umbrella and head toward the palace, where for the last 15 years she has camped in the tropical heat, protesting the death of her…

Tribune News Service

Blinken seeks to keep pressure on China in trip to Australia and Fiji

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to push back on “aggression and coercion” in the Indo-Pacific region during a trip to Australia and Fiji next week, a sign the administration is keeping China high on its agenda even as it finds itself focused on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.

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