Ive been welcomed to do you. Know if you could join us i know this week 4 of ministers from the u. S. Japan india and australia met in talk you know despite a raging pandemic aim to discuss their response to chinese influence in the region what us secretary of state might pompei or described as the Chinese Communist parties exploitation corruption and coercion the meeting between the 4 known as the quad comes at a time that each of these countries is facing increased pressure from china either militarily diplomatically or through trade ill be asking an expert what these countries plan to do but 1st this report. Foreign ministers from 4 of the Asia Pacific Region is biggest powers coming together for face to face talks in tokyo. Its only the 2nd time that theyve met in this format but quad members say theyre keen to step up cooperation the fact that we are meeting today in person despite a Global Pandemic is a testimony to the importance of consultations have gained access to one major