Quad Leaders' Summit: Biden caught on hot mic saying 'China testing us'
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United States (US) President Joe Biden was on Saturday (Sep21) caught on a hot mic telling leaders of the Quad countries that China was testing them, thus reflecting upon the American seriousness of the emerging Chinese threat.
President Biden made this remark during the Quad Leaders' Summit which was attended by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
How was Biden's remark caught on hot mic?
A report by the news agency PTI said that Biden's remark was caught on a hot mic as pool reporters were leaving the summit venue. The US president was heard saying that Chinese President Xi Jinping was looking to buy himself some diplomatic space to aggressively pursue Beijing's interests.
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He added that China continued to behave aggressively, "testing us all across the region on several fronts, including on economy and technology issues."
"At the same time, we believe intense competition requires intense diplomacy," Biden further said.
Biden admin official tries to downplay error
As per PTI reports,a senior Biden administration official tried to downplay the error.
"I don't think I have much to elaborate on that. It's consistent with what has been said before, and I don't think it'll be much of a surprise that our inside voice matches our outside voice," the official said.
"I think it's not surprising that China would have been on the agenda. It's an Indo-Pacific convening. This is an Indo-Pacific partnership. China is a major country in the Indo-Pacific. But I think it's also fair to say that there were a number of other topics on the agenda," the official added.
(With inputs from agencies)