Abstract
China’s response to the 2025 QUAD Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is layered: official silence masks deep unease, while state media and netizens highlight divisions within the QUAD and question its cohesion. The discourse strategy appears to downplay the grouping’s unity, casting it as a fragile coalition driven by US interests, while warning against overestimating its impact on China’s regional ambitions.
Notes: The “China Talkies” series offers analysis of China’s official responses, Chinese expert opinion, and public discourse in response to international developments.