US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Visit Australia for Quad Meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) hosts a Quad Leaders Summit along with Indian PM Narendra Modi, Australian PM Scott Morrison, and Japanese PM Suga Yoshihide in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 24, 2021. Pool/Getty Images

Australia will host the next Quadrilateral Security Dialogue with America, India, and Japan in mid-February as it seeks to “actively shape and influence” the Indo-Pacific region and counter China’s ambitions.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join India’s Foreign Minister ­Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hay­ashi in Melbourne, Australia for the next meeting of “the Quad.”