Understanding the Quad Alliance and China's Opposition.

The Quad Alliance, an informal grouping of the US, Japan, India, and Australia, aims to maintain a "free and open Indo-Pacific" and counter China's growing power. The group has seen new momentum under the Biden administration, with plans to meet on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan. The Quad has its critics, but it is set to become more relevant as US-China tensions persist and Russia's invasion of Ukraine sharpens Western security alliances.