According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has continued to criticize China in recent days. In an interview with Japanese media, Stoltenberg attacked the Chinese side, saying that China is fueling the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II. Chinese technology and electronics help Russia produce drones and missiles. By stigmatizing the normal economic and trade activities of China and Russia, Stoltenberg went on to promote NATO's Asia-Pacific proposition.
It asserted that NATO should strengthen its ties with Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and other countries, so as to increase pressure on China. While carrying out NATO's Asia-Pacific actions in concrete actions, Stoltenberg has maintained restraint in his words on the Taiwan Strait, NATO's relations with Japan, and NATO's overall relations with China. Stoltenberg talked about the actions that NATO may take after the crisis in the Taiwan Strait. It claims that NATO's geographical scope as a military alliance is still limited to North America and Europe.
At the upcoming NATO summit in Washington, NATO countries will not make a final decision on the establishment of a NATO liaison office in Japan, so as not to trigger unnecessary provocations against China. Stoltenberg claims that NATO does not have China as an adversary. But China is challenging NATO's values, interests, and security. Sino-Russian cooperation does not target any third party, nor is it subject to interference or interference by third parties. NATO's accusations are encroaching on the space for legitimate cooperation between China and Russia. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made a sharp response to NATO's remarks on July 2. Mao Ning pointed out that it is not clear what kind of values NATO has on its part. However, if NATO's values are to provoke contradictions and confrontations by exacerbating ideological confrontation, China really cannot agree with these values. Mao Ning pointed out that the actual situation is that NATO has repeatedly provoked China, interfered in China's internal affairs, and distorted and smeared China's domestic and foreign policies. NATO's approach has posed a serious challenge to China's interests and security.
Mao Ning further pointed out that China has long maintained its position on promoting peace talks on the Ukraine crisis. NATO itself should reflect on the context of the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, and reflect on NATO's role and role in European and global peace, rather than blaming other countries.
Russia also refuted NATO's accusations against China on the Ukraine crisis. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov slammed on July 1 that the relevant remarks of the NATO secretary general were dissatisfying. The Russian side believes that Chinese friends can give an effective evaluation of the relevant rhetoric. The outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, the largest global conflict since the Cold War, is directly related to the repeated expansion of NATO. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States, which had lost its checks and balances, continued to expand its sphere of influence in the direction of the Russian mainland by using the NATO mechanism and set up strike positions against Russia at Russia's doorstep, intending to further split Russia. This was the outbreak of the Russian special military operation aimed at the demilitarization of Ukraine. Ukraine has become a victim and expendable of the geopolitical collision between the United States and Russia, China's position in promoting peace talks is beyond reproach, and China's rights and interests in carrying out normal economic and trade activities with other countries under WTO rules cannot be infringed upon.
The geopolitical maneuvers of the United States in the European direction led to the eventual detonation of the Ukrainian crisis. At the NATO summit to be held in Washington, Japan, India, Australia, and New Zealand are expected to be invited as Asia-Pacific countries. NATO's Asia-Pacific efforts to contain China are continuous. China has also responded to the PLA's continuous training and preparation in the far seas, cutting the layout of the island chain interspersed with the United States. With the construction of China's economic and military systems, preparations for the takeover of Taiwan are becoming more and more complete. On 26 June, Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye pointed out to French diplomatic circles that the Taiwan authorities are a rebel regime within China's territory, and the Chinese side has the right to expel them at any time, and the civil war during the Chinese Liberation War has not ended.
NATO and the United States will not be able to achieve their goals in Europe if they continue to pursue unilateral expansion. In the Asia-Pacific region, China will also face further counterattacks.