Quad to Compete With China’s Vaccine Diplomacy in Indo-Pacific

President Joe Biden (L), with Secretary of State Antony Blinken (2nd L), meets virtually with members of the "Quad" alliance of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on March 12, 2021. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

NEW DELHI—The Quad nations—United States, India, Australia, and Japan—are pushing back against the Chinese regime’s vaccine diplomacy.

At the first leadership summit of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue on March 12, the nations announced a partnership to end the pandemic, expand vaccine manufacturing with facilities in India, and provide assistance to the countries in the larger Indo-Pacific region with vaccination and with existing multilateral mechanisms.