Quad should form foundation for broader international cooperation

Framework offers diplomatic and economic counterweight to China

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The leaders of the U.S., Japan, India and Australia participate in the Quad's virtual summit on March 12. (Photo by Kei Higuchi)

Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. held their first leaders' summit online and issued a joint statement that called for broad cooperation. It is significant, especially with regard to deterring Beijing, that the leaders of these major countries have convened to uphold common values of democracy and the rule of law.

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