‘Relations stable, strong’: Envoys of Quad countries hold rare publicised meeting in Beijing

Ambassadors of the Quad nations of the United States, India, Australia and Japan held a rare public meeting in Beijing.

It was stated that the meeting took place on Tuesday, December 31, 2025, at the US Embassy in Beijing. X With photo of American Ambassador to China David Perdue.

“The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) is a force for good in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region,” Mr. Perdue said in his post.

“It is a pleasure to meet with the ambassadors of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue countries in Beijing,” he said.

“Relations between the four countries (USA, Australia, India and Japan) remain stable and strong,” he said and posted a photo of the four envoys, including India’s Ambassador to Beijing Pradeep Kumar Rawat.

The Indian Embassy here is yet to comment on the meeting.

China has harshly criticized the Quad for years and has yet to react to the meeting.

While reacting to the Quad meetings in the past, Beijing stated that it was against countries forming cliques, engaging in group politics and bloc conflict.

In his reaction to the meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Quad countries held in January this year, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Mao Ning said that China has always maintained that cooperation between countries should not target third parties.

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“China believes that cooperation between countries should not target any third party,” he said.

“Engaging in group politics and bloc conflict will not bring lasting peace and security and will not help peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific and the world as a whole,” he said.