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Quad raises economic coercion concerns and pledges over $85 million for AI access
Foreign ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and India met in Atlanta on the sidelines of a G20 meeting.
The four countries, known as the Quad, voiced concern about trade restrictions and other economic pressure that they said can disrupt supply chains, without naming China in their joint statement.
The grouping is often seen as a counterweight to China's influence in the Indo-Pacific, though U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it is not an anti-China coalition.
The ministers pledged more than $85 million to expand trusted AI access across the region.
They also agreed to launch a business forum and work to make supply chains for semiconductors and other critical goods more reliable.
The ministers stressed the importance of keeping key sea routes open, including the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
A Quad leaders' summit may take place in Manila next month, but Rubio said it had not yet been formally announced.
Foreign ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and India voiced concern about economic coercion and pledged more than $85 million to expand access to trusted artificial intelligence across the Indo-Pacific.
The ministers met in Atlanta on the sidelines of a Group of 20 foreign ministers’ meeting.
Their joint statement criticized arbitrary export restrictions and non-market practices that can disrupt supply chains, without naming a country.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Quad was not an anti-China or anti-anybody coalition.
The ministers also agreed to establish a business forum and support resilient supply chains.
A Quad leaders’ summit is being planned for Manila in mid-November, though reports differ on whether it has been formally scheduled.
- Who
- Foreign ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and India.
- What
- They raised concerns about economic coercion and pledged more than $85 million in assistance to expand access to trusted AI across the Indo-Pacific.
- When
- They met on Saturday, October 31, 2026.
- Where
- Atlanta, on the sidelines of a G20 foreign ministers’ meeting.
- Why
- The ministers said they wanted to strengthen supply chains, economic security and access to trusted AI.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Quad foreign ministers met in New Delhi, according to The Hindu.
Quad foreign ministers met in Manila, according to The Hindu.
The four countries’ foreign ministers met in Atlanta alongside the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting.
Quad export credit agencies are scheduled to meet in Tokyo to identify opportunities for deeper economic cooperation.
A Quad leaders’ summit is being planned in Manila alongside ASEAN meetings.
- AI assistance
- More than $85 million in technical and financial assistance
- Meeting location
- Atlanta
- Countries
- Japan, United States, Australia and India
- Business initiative
- First Quad business forum planned
- Export credit agencies
- Scheduled to meet in Tokyo on November 18
- Leaders’ summit
- Planned for Manila in mid-November
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What people are saying
To the extent we express concern about things in the Quad, it's concern about behaviors. It's concern about activities. Now, those activities or behaviors are coming repetitively from one country
an anti-China or anti-anybody coalition