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© Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.U.S., Australia, India foreign ministers to meet in Japan next week
By MARI YAMAGUCHI TOKYO©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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dbsaiya
Just another excuse to wine and dine with the intent to set up a new venue in another country to continue discussions. "Free and open Indo-Pacific?" What the hell does that mean; really? Zoom anyone?
2 Year Old
Will they be doing 2 weeks of quarantine before the meeting? I doubt it.
Just by the very nature of their work, and those accompanying them, they most probably meet a lot of people and are in a high risk of spreading the virus internationally.
Pukey2
Face-to-face? No thanks.
socrateos
dbsaiya
Everybody knows except people in one particular country, where they thinks Indo-Pacific is theirs.
OssanAmerica
It means that the International Waters in which the South China Sea lies needs to remain International Waters open and free to navigation by all countries. Nobody has a problem with that expect China which has declared the South China Sea as it's own territory and built military bases on artificial islands to enforce that illegal claim. An International Court has already denounced China's claims and it's ridiculous 9-dash line as illegal.
This aggressive territorial grab by China has drawn the nations of the world against it as this article makes clear. Hope that helps.
Goodlucktoyou
Btw, India is overtaking USA for the most SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Goodbye Tokyo, if no quarantine, multiple tests, travel restrictions.
wraither
Bold of them to meet up on China's golden week. Is the timing intentional?
Do the hustle
Will they have to do two weeks quarantine on arrival in Japan and again on their return to their respective countries? Why is this not done by video conference?
bo
The rule for the rich strikes again, they should be video conferencing,
Guess those private jets need a bit of fly time
elephant200
The gang of four!