Washington DC [US], February 18 (ANI): US Senator Tim Kaine and Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts have urged the Trump administration to prioritise the assembly between QUAD leaders forward of US President Donald Trump’s deliberate assembly with Chinese President Xi Jinping in April later this yr.
In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio dated February 13, the Senators mentioned, ‘We write to encourage the Trump Administration to prioritize scheduling the following iteration of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between the United States, Australia, India, and Japan. At this pivotal second of intense strategic competitors with the People’s Republic of China, convening a Quad Leaders’ Summit would ship a transparent sign of unity, resolve, and strategic coherence amongst main Indo-Pacific democracies. We stand able to work with the Trump Administration to bolster this important partnership.’
The letter underscored the timing and sequencing as crucial, highlighting that convening a Quad summit previous to President Trump’s deliberate assembly with Xi Jinping in April can be a ‘decisive demonstration of U.S. management within the Indo-Pacific previous to the President’s go to to Beijing.’
The letter additional mentioned, ‘A profitable Quad summit beforehand would, permit President Trump to interact from a place of better leverage. The Quad companions are well-positioned to behave collectively. President Trump’s latest successes advancing American pursuits in our bilateral relationships with Australia, India, and Japan have set the stage for revitalized collective motion via the Quad. Australia and Japan have expanded cooperation on crucial applied sciences and resilient provide chains whereas growing protection investments–through reaffirmed AUKUS commitments and deeper extended-deterrence coordination. The Administration’s announcement of a commerce take care of India lays the groundwork to considerably deepen strategic and protection cooperation with India and throughout the Indo-Pacific.’
The letter famous how all 4 Quad companions face shared challenges together with provide chain vulnerabilities, restrictions on crucial minerals, threats to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and intensifying competitors over rising applied sciences.
‘China has subjected Japan particularly to elevated diplomatic strain, navy intimidation, and financial coercion that threatens regional stability and worldwide norms. The Quad is uniquely positioned to deal with these challenges and advance most of the targets outlined in President Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy constructing upon successes of earlier Administrations, together with strengthening allied deterrence, decreasing strategic dependencies on adversaries, safeguarding technological management, and upholding freedom of navigation.’
The Senators mentioned that they seemed ahead to working to strengthen the Quad at this pivotal second for US diplomacy and urged to prioritize organizing a Quad Leaders’ Summit, and ensuing Foreign Minister and dealing group conferences.
‘Doing so would reinforce American management, empower our closest companions, and be sure that future engagement with Beijing is grounded in unity, power, and strategic foresight. We additionally welcome a briefing to debate the Administration’s imaginative and prescient and priorities for the Quad by March 13, 2026’, the letter mentioned. (ANI)