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The U.S. is hosting the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, bringing officials from Australia, India and Japan to Washington, D.C. This summit builds on U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s first Quad meeting in January, and aims to advance security and freedom in the Indo-Pacific, amid growing concerns over China’s presence in the region.

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00:00Foreign ministers from the Quad group of countries have arrived for a meeting in Washington, D.C.
00:06Officials from Australia, India, and Japan will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
00:11They're set to discuss security issues in the Indo-Pacific, including China's growing presence in the region.
00:17But the talks could be overshadowed by trade issues and other disagreements,
00:21as the U.S. pressures its partners to increase defense spending.
00:25It's Rubio's second time meeting with his counterparts from the Quad.
00:28But in January, the group agreed to meet regularly to prepare for a leaders' summit in India, expected later this year.

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