WEAK QUAD-ADVANTAGE CHINA?
WEAK QUAD-ADVANTAGE CHINA? QUAD- A group of 4 countries consisting of the USA, Japan, Australia, and India. QUAD was formed to counter China in the Indo-Pacific and create an Indo-Pacific economic framework. These countries mainly focus on many important aspects such as military, trade, and economic cooperation. QUAD was strong at the beginning but seems to slowly fade away. Former US President Donald Trump was very much determined to counter China in trade and military. He wasn't okay with seeing China becoming a dominant force. To counter China, he must step up and take some aggressive actions toward them. He then was very focused on QUAD. He supported the associated countries of QUAD. Though many people hate Trump, we must agree that he was very active in countering China and building QUAD to what it has risen to today. During Donald's presidential tenure, he imposed tariffs on Chinese goods and he even accused China of meddling in USA's 2018 mid-term elections. It was ...