Less than two months into the presidency of Joe Biden, his administration has made clear its desire to tap into the potential of the Quad -- a grouping made up of the United States, Japan, Australia and India -- as a counterweight to China's rise.At the Quad's first-ever summit meeting on Friday, Biden pitched the multilateral forum as "a vital arena" for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, raising hopes for increasing its role in the region to address issues ranging from the coronavirus pandemic and climate change to technology and maritime security.But whether the grouping can gain standing …READ FULL ARTICLE
