Leaders from the United States, Japan, Australia, and India will convene next week in the Philippines for the Quad summit, marking the first such meeting in over two years.
According to reports from Reuters and Yonhap News on November 14, the Quad leaders are expected to attend the summit in Manila on November 17, the final day of the ASEAN summit.
Philippine government sources anticipate that President Donald Trump will arrive in Manila shortly before the meeting, expected around 5:30 PM local time on the 17th.
If the summit proceeds, it will be the first Quad meeting since Trump’s return to office, occurring approximately two years and two months after the last meeting held in Wilmington, Delaware, in September 2024.
During that previous summit, the leaders condemned North Korea's nuclear weapons development and ballistic missile launches, reaffirming their commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
The Quad summit, originally scheduled for late last year in India, was canceled due to tariff disputes between the U.S. and India.
Sources indicate that the upcoming meeting will focus on responding to China's expanding military influence, energy security, and key mineral supply chains.
One source told Reuters, "The leaders are likely to discuss issues related to securing energy globally and ensuring free and unobstructed commercial shipping routes, including potential attacks on commercial vessels."
Previously, the foreign ministers of the Quad nations met in Atlanta on October 31, agreeing to jointly address China's control over supply chains in critical minerals.
The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post reported that the Quad leaders are expected to announce a $85 million (approximately 113 billion won) technology and financial support plan for building artificial intelligence infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific region.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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