China on initial Quad summit: No “small cliques” ought to be framed

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BEIJING, 16 March, 2021, (TON): China on Monday criticized the Quad, saying no “small cliques” should be formed, as it accused some countries of trying to “sow discord” among regional nations by “hyping” the ‘China threat’ and asserted that they will not succeed.

Quad countries involving the US, India, Australia, and Japan held their foremost virtual summit on Friday during which President Joe Biden told leaders of the alliance that a “free and open” Indo-Pacific is vital for their nations and pledged that his nation was focused on working with its accomplices and partners in the area to accomplish dependability.

Indian PM Narendra Modi attended the virtual summit alongside Australian PM Scott Morrison and Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga.

“Certain countries should shake off their Cold-War mentality and ideological prejudice, refrain from forming closed and exclusive small circles, and do more things that are conducive to solidarity and cooperation among regional countries and regional peace and stability,”

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