Current Affairs: China is a disruptive transitional force in the Indo-Pacific

Fiery assessment by the US Navy Commander tipped to be next ambassador to Australia made in a navy chief meeting in India. The quad - quadrilateral grouping of India, Japan, Australia and the US - concerned China's growing influence in the Indian Ocean.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull hold a joint press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Source: AAP