Quad leaders to meet in Manila on Tuesday

Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India are expected to meet in Manila on Tuesday, November 17, on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit, in the first Quad leaders summit in two years, according to two people familiar with the planning.

Why it matters: The meeting revives the Quad at leaders level as a counterweight to China's influence in the Indo-Pacific, with critical minerals supply and the security of commercial shipping lanes expected on the agenda.

Data as of Reuters report of November 14, 2026, read in full via syndication, and Yonhap News Agency dispatch of November 14, 2026, in Korean, read in full via the estate browser route. Both rest on unnamed sources familiar with the planning, including a Philippine government source; no Quad government has formally announced the meeting. Developing item.

Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India are expected to meet in Manila on Tuesday, November 17, shortly after President Trump arrives on the last day of the ASEAN summit, two people familiar with the planning told Reuters. It would be the first Quad leaders meeting since the four met in Delaware in September 2024, and the first since President Trump returned to office. Critical minerals supply is expected on the agenda, along with free and unimpeded commercial shipping lanes for energy supplies and attacks on commercial ships, and the meeting follows the Quad foreign ministers’ October 31 talks in Atlanta, where they agreed to respond jointly to China’s control of critical minerals supply chains.

Quad leaders to meet in Manila on Tuesday

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