February 11, 2022

The sign is clearer than ever that the US is turning Quad into a tool to serve its own strategic goal of countering China and Russia simultaneously, observers said, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought the topic of the Ukraine crisis to the Friday meeting of Quad foreign ministers even though this group of US, Australia, Japan and India was formed for "Indo-Pacific" affairs and to target China.

Blinken said the US must stand up with its allies for a rules-based system threatened by "Chinese aggression" and the world's response to the Ukraine crisis was being watched by "others," which Bloomberg said was a pointed reference to China's "expansion" in Asia. Blinken also warned that Russia is amassing more troops and an invasion of Ukraine could come "any time" though Kremlin had denied such intention and urged the NATO to restrain itself. 

Chinese experts believe Washington is trying to declare it is determined to fight and can win on two fronts - China and Russia - at the same time to emphasize the US' hegemonic status and try its best to mobilize as many allies and partners as possible to serve this strategic goal amid anxiety over unprecedented China-Russia relations. 

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