“外交部发言人办公室”消息，在9月14日外交部例行记者会上，彭博社记者提问：拜登总统将于下周在白宫召开美澳印日领导人会议，讨论包括应对中国在亚太地区日益增长的影响力等议题。外交部对此有何评论？

Bloomberg: President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan at the White House next week for discussions that will include countering China's expanding influence in the Asia-Pacific region. Does the ministry have a comment on this meeting of the Quad?

赵立坚：中方一贯认为，任何地区合作机制都应顺应和平与发展的时代潮流，有助于增进地区国家间互信与合作，不应针对第三方或损害第三方利益。搞封闭、排他、针对他国的“小圈子”违背时代潮流，与地区国家的愿望背道而驰，不得人心，也没有出路。

Zhao Lijian: It is China's consistent belief that any regional cooperation mechanism should follow the trend of peace and development, and help promote mutual trust and cooperation among regional countries rather than target a third party or undermine its interests. Forming closed and exclusive "cliques" targeting other countries runs counter to the trend of the times and deviates from the expectation of regional countries. It thus wins no support and is doomed to fail.

我想强调的是，中国不仅是亚太地区经济增长的主要发动机，也是地区和平稳定的坚定维护者，中国的发展是世界和平力量的增长，是地区繁荣发展的福音。有关国家应摒弃过时的零和博弈思维和狭隘的地缘政治观念，正确看待中国发展，尊重地区国家民心，多做有利于促进地区国家团结与合作的事情。

I want to stress that China is not only a major engine of economic growth in the Asia-Pacific, but also a staunch defender of regional peace and stability. China's development is a force for world peace and a boon for regional prosperity and development. Relevant countries should discard the outdated zero-sum mentality and narrow-minded geopolitical perception, view China's development correctly and respect people's aspiration in the region and do more that is conducive to solidarity and cooperation of regional countries.