Anthony Albanese in Tokyo for tense Quad talks after Joe Biden says US would defend Taiwan

Labor leader in tight position after China said dialogue with US, India and Japan would be test of new Australian prime minister's political wisdom'

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The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has arrived in Tokyo for high-level security talks with the US, India and Japan amid a fresh political storm over whether the US would take military action to defend Taiwan from China.

Albanese and his foreign minister, Penny Wong, touched down on Monday night for a meeting of the quadrilateral security dialogue (Quad) which will focus on measures aimed at curbing China's assertiveness in the region.