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President Joe Biden will host his second and final Quad leaders’ summit in his home state of Delaware on September 21, the White House announced Thursday.

白宫周四宣布，拜登总统将于 9 月 21 日在其家乡特拉华州主持第二次也是最后一次四方领导人峰会。

Biden is planning to host the three other leaders of the group, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan. The summit will be held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, happening concurrently in New York.

拜登计划接待该集团的其他三位领导人，即澳大利亚总理安东尼·阿尔巴尼斯、印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪和日本首相岸田文雄。峰会将在联合国大会期间举行，与纽约同时举行。

The leaders are expected to enhance cooperation including the existing Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness, a key initiative aimed at countering China's aggression in the South China Sea.

预计领导人将加强合作，包括现有的印度-太平洋海洋领域意识伙伴关系，这是一项旨在对抗中国在南海侵略的重要举措。

"The Quad Leaders Summit will focus on bolstering the strategic convergence among our countries, advancing our shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific region, and delivering concrete benefits for partners in the Indo-Pacific in key areas," said White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre in a statement Thursday.

白宫发言人卡琳娜·让-皮埃尔周四在一份声明中表示：“四方领导人峰会将重点加强我们各国之间的战略融合，推进我们对自由开放的印度-太平洋地区的共同愿景，并在关键领域为印度-太平洋地区的合作伙伴带来切实利益。”

Biden hosted the first Quad leaders' summit at the White House in 2021. The group has since met twice more in person in Japan. In a reflection of the importance of the group, Biden has hosted all the leaders for subsequent state visits at the White House.

拜登于 2021 年在白宫主持了首届四方领导人峰会。此后，该组织在日本又举行了两次面对面会议。为了体现该组织的重要性，拜登在白宫接待了所有领导人的后续国事访问。

India was scheduled to host this year, but the four leaders agreed that New Delhi will instead do so in 2025.

印度原定于今年主办此次峰会，但四位领导人同意新德里将于 2025 年主办。

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