Comicomment: Quad, tool of U.S. unipolar domination

(ECNS)--The leaders of the U.S., Japan, India and Australia met for the Quad Leaders Summit in the United States. The joint statement issued by the leaders of the four countries did not directly mention China, but expressed "serious concern" about the situation in the East and the South China Seas, and condemned "coercive and intimidating maneuvers" in the South China Sea.

The four-nation group has had a shaky foundation from the start and essentially serves as a tool for U.S. hegemony. In recent years, it has repeatedly tried to assert its presence on South China Sea issues, driven by U.S. anxieties over its dominance in the Western Pacific. The U.S. clinging to hegemony and forming exclusive circles is bound to fail.