The leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India on Friday showcased their deepening ties in the face of China's rise, as they expanded areas of cooperation to space and infrastructure, and decided to regularize their "Quad" summit meetings.During the first in-person summit of the group of major Indo-Pacific democracies, the four leaders also affirmed their progress toward supplying 1 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines across the region as promised in their virtual summit in March."Together, we recommit to promoting the free, open, rules-based order, rooted in international l…READ FULL ARTICLE