COMMENTARY_ The Quad is key to countering China’s aggressive expansion

THE WASHINGTON TIMES

The Quad is key to countering China’s aggressive expansion

Chinese President Xi Jinping, front row center, stands with his cadres during the Communist song at the closing ceremony for the 19th Party Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 24, 2017. China’s ruling Communist … more >


COMMENTARY

By Mike Pompeo - - Saturday, July 1, 2023

OPINION:


The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) recent passage of its new foreign relations law underscores the threat to free nations dedicated to preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific.

The new law will strengthen CCP Chairman Xi Jinping’s ability to impose “countermeasures” on actions he deems threatening to his interests, furthering Xi’s goal of establishing a CCP-centric, CCP-led order in opposition to nations who wish to preserve peace, stability and freedom.

For four years, the Trump Administration kept the Chinese communist threat at bay, principally by working with our partners in Japan, India, and Australia to revitalize the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). At this time in history, embracing the Quad‘s model is even more important as we seek to oppose the CCP’s ambitions and maintain a truly free and open Indo-Pacific.

Since the end of the Cold War, a troubling trend of pursuing multilateralism purely for its own sake has developed. This pursuit has led to entirely predictable outcomes: Multilateral entities initially founded to safeguard shared interests and secure common objectives – like the World Health Organization (WHO) or the UN Security Council – have become corrupted by nations whose goals are hostile to those of free nations.

For instance, China used its power within the WHO to cover up its responsibility for unleashing the COVID pandemic on the world. Russia occupies the UN Security Council’s presidency, despite it currently waging a war of aggression against a sovereign nation. These problems illustrate a crucial point: when nations do not share our values and oppose our interests, we cannot expect them to be restrained by multilateral agreements or institutions.

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