'A free and open Indo-Pacific'.
That was the promise after the first summit between the leaders of the U.S., India, Japan and Australia.
The so-called Quad group agreed to cooperate on the pandemic, climate change and security.
Although China wasn't mentioned in the final communique, it became clear that Beijing's growing influence in the Asia Pacific was driving the discussions.
So what can the four nations achieve?
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