Quad Foreign Ministers to Discuss CCP Virus Pandemic in Japan

The Quad alliance made up of foreign ministers from Australia, the United States, India, and Japan will convene a meeting in Japan on October 5 to October 7, a move that has drawn the displeasure of the Chinese Communist Party. Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne will fly to Tokyo to meet with counterparts U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, and Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. They will discuss support for regional responses to the pandemic along with vaccines for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, supply chains, and quality infrastructure investment. The CCP virus is commonly known as a novel coronavirus.