Chinese Media: US-led 'Quad' Is All Bark and No Bite

China Will Not Submit to the Absolute Pressure of the Quad

[Asia Economy Beijing=Special Correspondent Jo Young-shin] As the 'Quad,' a four-country consultative body consisting of the United States, Japan, Australia, and India, plans to hold joint military exercises next month, Chinese state media warned against it while belittling it as "bluffing."

On the 21st, China's state-run Global Times and Huanqiu Shibao each stated in editorials that "China will never be intimidated by the bluffing Quad and will not succumb to the Quad's pressure."

The Global Times pointed out that Australia's participation in the exercises for the first time in 13 years, at India's invitation, is "to put pressure on China," and criticized that "the United States is trying to make the Quad the foundation of an 'Asian NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)' aimed at China."

Huanqiu Shibao argued that although the Quad countries are meeting more frequently, there are many obstacles before they can form an anti-China alliance.

Huanqiu Shibao emphasized that China has not caused any security threats in the region. It explained that although India and Japan have territorial disputes with China, the likelihood of full-scale confrontation is very low, and Australia, despite having no substantial security conflicts with China, is only in conflict with China because it follows the United States.

It also said, "China has ample resources to check India, Japan, and Australia so that they maintain distance from the United States' anti-China strategy."

Huanqiu Shibao urged that China should embrace conflicts that can be accommodated with these three countries and thoroughly protect interests that must be safeguarded. It added that unavoidable clashes are inevitable.

The newspaper said the concept of an Asian NATO is outdated. It also pointed out that Japan, Australia, India, and the United States try to use each other and are entangled in complex interests.

Huanqiu Shibao also emphasized, "No one should mobilize forces around China to confront us."

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