Biden tells Quad allies: China 'testing us' – DW – 09/22/2024
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Biden was caught on hot mic saying that China was "testing us all across the region." The comments came as the US president hosted a Quad summit with Australian, Japanese and Indian leaders.

Biden was caught on hot mic saying that China was “testing us all across the region.” The comments came as the US president hosted a Quad summit with Australian, Japanese and Indian leaders.

US President Joe Biden was caught telling his Quad summit partners that China was “testing us” with aggressive tactics — comments which overtook a carefully worded joint statement which did not mention Beijing by name.

“China continues to behave aggressively, testing us all across the region, and it’s true in the South China Sea, the East China Sea, South China, South Asia and the Taiwan Straits,” Biden was overheard telling Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.

  • @jpreston2005English
    17•2 months ago

    I mean, shit, he’s right. the 60 minutes report showing their aggressive tactics in the Taiwan strait is clear evidence of this. They hope to extend their reach while the rest of the world is trying to deal with russian and israeli atrocities.

  • TheTechnician27English
    10•2 months ago

    Quad leaders at the summit a few years ago

    Modi on the left giving his best Hide the Pain Harold impression.

  • Flying SquidMEnglish
    3•2 months ago

    I initially read that as Quad Cities and was wondering if he went on some sort of Trumpian rant at a Harris campaign stop.

    • @ryry1985English
      4•2 months ago

      lol I did too. I take it you’re from the area as well?

      • Flying SquidMEnglish
        2•2 months ago

        Nope. I’m nowhere near it. I just was looking at the other monitor when the page loaded and I have progressive lenses.

  • ms.laneEnglish
    0•2 months ago

    Quad needs to become a Pacific+Indian ocean NATO analog-‘PITO’.

    • @MaalusEnglish
      21•2 months ago

      China can fuck off to its 200 mile part of their own territorial waters. Otherwise India apparently owns the entirety of the Indian Ocean.