Pompeo says Indo-Pacific cooperation against China now more critical than ever

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo

Tokyo: U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said it was more critical now than ever for the regional allies in Indo-Pacific to collaborate against what he called Chinese Communist Party’s “exploitation, coercion and corruption.”

Japan: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participates in the meet of Foreign Ministers of Quad group countries-Japan, the United States, Australia and India in Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/a9hfR5S2Th

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Speaking at the start of a Quad meeting, a gathering of the foreign ministers of United States, Australia, India and Japan, Pompeo said all the partners were seeking a free and open Indo-Pacific.(Reuters)