The Quad foreign ministers held their third meeting of the year on Saturday, following the G20 foreign ministers’ gathering, reaffirming their commitment to building resilient global supply chains and expressing serious concern over what they described as "economic coercion" through export controls and non-market practices, without naming specific countries. The ministers reiterated their support for a free and open Indo-Pacific region, emphasizing the importance of economic security for global stability and prosperity, including through reliable and open global supply chains. They also underscored the absolute necessity of protecting and preserving freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The four nations pledged over $85 million in aid to support trustworthy artificial intelligence technologies in the Indo-Pacific region and announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at identifying vulnerabilities in semiconductor and related supply chains before disruptions occur. Rubio stated that the Quad is not an "anti-China or anti-anyone" alliance, and that the joint statement reflects concerns regarding activities and conduct repeatedly attributed to one country. A leaders’ summit under the Quad framework is expected during former President Trump’s visit to Manila next month for the ASEAN meeting—an event that would mark the first such gathering of Quad leaders since 2024.
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