US President Joe Biden will host a first in-person summit of leaders of the Quad countries – Australia, India, Japan and the United States – which have been seeking to enhance cooperation to push back against China’s growing assertiveness.

The summit will be held at the White House in Washington on Sept. 24, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. The US visits of the prime ministers of Australia, India and Japan – Scott Morrison, Narendra Modi and Yoshihide