US Pushes to Renew Quad as Ministers Meet Amid China Tensions

Chinese-focused outlets frame the New Delhi meeting as proof that the Quad is not dead but still struggling to define its purpose as US-China ties shift. This view often stresses that the group is trying to show unity through port and minerals projects while avoiding open talk of containing China. Commentators also question whether the four countries can maintain a common line when each has different economic and security interests with Beijing.

• •Commentary notes that the very need to stress the Quad is 'not dead' shows doubts about its staying power.
• •Writers argue that the port and critical minerals plans are designed to reduce reliance on Chinese trade routes and supplies without saying so directly.
• •Chinese-focused analysis points out that Japan and Australia remain closely tied to China economically even as they deepen security ties with the US and India.
• •Some pieces say India’s refusal to join formal alliances limits how far the Quad can go in military terms.
• •Commentators suggest that US efforts to ease tensions with China undercut the idea of the Quad as a hard balancing tool.