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Transcript/ScriptBiden Quad (TV)
HEADLINE: Biden Ends Asia Trip with Warning to China
TEASER: During Tuesday’s summit in Japan, Quad leaders vowed to prevent hostile action in Asia like Russian aggression in Ukraine.
PUBLISHED AT: Tuesday, 05/24/2022 at
BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara
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DATELINE: Tokyo
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((INTRO))
[[Ending his six-day trip to Asia, U.S. President Joe Biden used the war in Ukraine to signal a warning to China to uphold fundamental principles of the international order. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara has this report from Tokyo.]]
((NARRATOR))
During the summit of the informal grouping known as the Quad in Tokyo on Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and newly elected Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, joined U.S. President Joe Biden in condemning the war in Ukraine.
((President Joe Biden))
"We're navigating a dark hour in our shared history. The Russian brutal and unprovoked war against Ukraine has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe.”
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In a message clearly directed at China, the Quad vowed to prevent similar hostile action in Asia.
((NARRATOR))
((Fumio Kishida, Japanese Prime Minister)) ((Need male VO))
"We also agreed that unilateral attempts to change the status quo by force will never be tolerated anywhere."
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A day after he said he would use force to defend Taiwan should China invade, Biden said U.S. policy of strategic ambiguity on the nation is unchanged.
((President Joe Biden))
"The policy has not changed at all. I stated that when I made my statement yesterday."
((NARRATOR))
While many fear China’s invasion of Taiwan, Chinese militarization is most acutely felt in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, where Beijing has built and militarized artificial islands.
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China has dramatically increased its military spending and now has the world’s second largest defense budget after the United States.
((Radio track: Sam Roggeveen, director of the Lowy Institute’s International Security Program via Skype))
((Sam Roggeveen, Lowy Institute))
((Mandatory courtesy: Skype))
“In terms of capability is still very far below the United States but it is catching up pretty quickly at least in the Asia Pacific, if not in the entire world.”
((NARRATOR))
Quad leaders also unveiled a maritime initiative aimed at reducing illegal fishing. China is the worst offender, according to the 2021 IUU Fishing Index, which maps illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing.
((NARRATOR))
But China is not the only country in the region engaged in the practice.
((Radio track: Aaron Connelly, a senior fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies via Skype))
((Aaron Connelly, International Institute for Strategic Studies))
((mandatory courtesy: Skype))
“While this is intended, I think, to highlight Chinese actions in their waters, it may also highlight some of the countries that the United States and the Quad countries are trying to court.”
((NARRATOR))
As the Quad met Tuesday, Russia said it conducted joint air patrols with China over the waters of Japan and the East China Seas, releasing a video of the aircraft.
Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Tokyo.
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)Tokyo
Embargo DateMay 24, 2022 16:52 EDT
BylinePatsy Widakuswara, VOA News, Tokyo.
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