Beijing accused NATO on Tuesday (June 15) of exaggerating “
the theory of the Chinese threat
”, the day after the summit of the Atlantic Alliance which spoke of a “
systemic challenge
” posed by the communist regime.
In a statement, the Chinese embassy to the EU accused NATO of showing a "
cold war mentality
" and of seeking to "
artificially create confrontations
".
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At the end of their summit on Monday in Brussels, the leaders of the NATO countries signaled their concern for Russia, but also for China.
“
China's stated ambitions and determined behavior represent systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and in areas of importance to the security of the Alliance,
” the allies said.
According to the Chinese embassy, the expression of systemic challenge "
slanders the peaceful development
" of the country, which has 20 times fewer nuclear warheads than the members of NATO.
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On Monday June 14, the Norwegian Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO, sought to soften the scope of the summit's final declaration. "
China is not our adversary, our enemy,
" he said. "
But we have to face the challenges posed by China for our security
." “
Russia and China seek to divide us, but our alliance is strong. NATO is united and the United States is back
”, welcomed US President Joe Biden during his press conference.
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