US, Japan, India & Australia announce military alliance against China

'Ships, aircraft and submarines from four countries began week-long war games in the Bay of Bengal on 4 September. It is the first flexing of muscles by the newly-formed "Quadrilateral Initiative", which brings together the US, Japan, India and Australia. Singapore also has a small presence in the exercises. Many analysts see the manoeuvres as efforts by a democratic coalition to "contain" rising Chinese power. Although the participants deny this, Beijing seems to be increasingly worried.'

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