Leaders of "Quad" agree to aid vaccine delivery to developing nations

TOKYO/WASHINGTON - The leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India agreed Friday to work to expand COVID-19 vaccine production for developing countries amid China's growing influence, while pursuing collaboration toward a rules-based maritime order in disputed waters.Noting that the so-called Quad countries are united in "a shared vision for the free and open Indo-Pacific," the leaders pledged in their first-ever summit meeting that they will strengthen cooperation on "the defining challenges of our time" ranging from the coronavirus pandemic and climate change to technology an…READ FULL ARTICLE