3 hours agoNew Cold War? NATO leaders agree China poses security risk
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)NATO leaders are expected to agree that China poses a security risk at the annual summit in Brussels. Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Adviser, promised prior to the meeting, where Joe Biden will also attend that China “will be part of the communique in the most powerful way that has been seen so far.” [...]
Jake Sullivan, U.S. National Security Adviser, promised prior to the meeting, where Joe Biden will also attend that China “will be part of the communique in the most powerful way that has been seen so far.”
The White House senior official said NATO has a role in developing common military capabilities to respond to China, “including the nuclear sphere”.
Natto, founded in 1999 at the beginning of the Cold War, was created in response to the Soviet Union and Russia, while China rarely posed security concerns for its members, writes The Guardian, translated Periscope into Albanian.
Biden is seeking to form international blocks of democratic nations to act as counterweight of China's authoritarian system and its increased military and economic capacities.
Nato's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said it was important to include China in important issues such as climate change and gun control.
