Blinken, Foreign Ministers ‘Seriously Concerned’ About Indo-Pacific Security

‘No country dominates and no country is dominated’ in the Indo-Pacific,' the Quad partners said.

(L–R) Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken take part in a news conference after the Quad Ministerial Meeting at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on July 29, 2024. Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and top diplomats from Australia, India, and Japan said they are “seriously concerned” about the situation in the South and East China seas and are working on ways to maintain maritime safety and security in the region.

Mr. Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar were in Tokyo on July 29 for a ministerial meeting of the Quad (Quadrilateral Security Dialogue) partners.