‘Quad’ diplomats express ‘grave concerns’ about economic coercion in veiled jab at China

Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong pose for photographs at a meeting of Quad top diplomats on the sidelines of the Group of 20 foreign ministers' meeting in Atlanta on Saturday. | Pool / via REUTERS

Nov 1, 2026

Top diplomats from “the Quad” grouping of Japan, Australia, India and the U.S. on Saturday expressed “grave concerns” about economic coercion through export restrictions and nonmarket policies, in a veiled jab at China.

Economic security was a key feature of the talks in Atlanta, the officials’ third meeting this year, as the grouping gears up for a leaders’ summit expected to be held this month.

“They expressed grave concerns regarding economic coercion, including through arbitrary export restrictions, as well as nonmarket policies and practices that result in overcapacity to disrupt global supply chains in critical industries,” the officials said in a joint statement.

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