‘Another empty promise’: Quad’s proposed Fiji port project raises doubts

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The Quad's proposed port project in Fiji, aimed at countering China's growing influence in the Pacific, faces skepticism regarding the bloc's commitment due to differing policy priorities among members. The project was discussed at a recent Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting in New Delhi involving Australia, India, Japan, and the US.

A proposal by Quad to build a port in Fiji, seen by analysts as a move to counter China’s rising economic clout in the Pacific region, has fuelled doubts about whether the four-member security bloc is committed to completing the project amid different policy priorities. At a meeting of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, or Quad, in New Delhi last week, the foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the United States – Penny Wong, S. Jaishankar, Toshimitsu Motegi and US Secretary of State...