US president caught saying China is testing us at Quad alliance meeting [Video]

Delaware: US President Joe Biden has been caught in another hot mic moment, this time warning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other Indo-Pacific leaders that he believes China’s aggression is a deliberate strategy to test the region at a challenging time for Beijing.

Biden’s candid comments were caught at a summit of the Quad alliance on Saturday (Sunday AEST), which he convened at his former high school in Delaware to put his personal mark on a group he hopes will endure well after his presidency ends in January.

The White House has long been careful not to frame the Quad – which is made up of the US, Australia, Japan and India – primarily as a vehicle for Washington to thwart Beijing’s ambitions.

However, this notion …