US, Indo-Pacific Partners Agree to Strengthen Maritime, Critical Minerals Cooperation

US, Indo-Pacific Partners Agree to Strengthen Maritime, Critical Minerals Cooperation

The United States. Australia, India and Japan have agreed to expand their cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pacific and further collaborate on supplies of critical minerals and rare earths that are key components of high-tech production.

Quad countries agree to diversify critical mineral supplies amid China concerns

US, Japan, India and Australia pledge to reduce exposure to any one country to avoid ‘economic coercion, price manipulation and supply chain disruptions’The United States, Japan, India and Australia have pledged to work together to ensure a stable supply of critical minerals, as worries grow over China’s dominance in resources vital to new technologies.The four countries said in a joint statement that they were establishing the Quad Critical Min…

US, Japan, India, Australia announce minerals initiative

The so-called Quad group was hosted by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and announced a critical minerals initiative. The group wants to counter China's dominance in the field of minerals essential for new technology.

Quad partnership ‘never more important’: Wong

The US Secretary of State has ‘expressed regret’ that President Donald Trump had to cancel a meeting with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the G7 summit, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Wednesday.

Penny Wong meets Quad partners in US

Foreign Minister Penny Wong is meeting with Australia's Quad partners in Washington DC.

Bilateral frictions to overshadow Rubio meeting with Indo-Pacific partners

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hosts his Australian, Indian and Japanese counterparts on Tuesday, seeking to boost efforts to counter China even as trade and other bilateral disagree...