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Andrea Shalal and Humeira Pamuk
Schloss Elmau — NATO's new strategic initiative for the first time in 10 years raises China as a concern for the first time, but how member states confront each other NATO diplomats are saying to explain the relationship between Russia and the country with the largest army in the world.
Both the G7 rich industrial democracy summit currently underway in Germany and the subsequent NATO summit will deepen China's relations with Russia after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, and China. Work on the increasing tendency of bending. Its geopolitical power and compulsory economic power are abroad.
The new strategic concept approved at the NATO summit in Madrid on Wednesday and Thursday poses a threat to Russia and China, the world's second-largest economy for the first time. It deals with the increase in. , US officials said last week.
White House officials expressed confidence on Sunday that the document contained "strong" words about China, but negotiations will take place June 29-30 in NATO. He said it was continuing prior to the summit.
NATO diplomats say the United States and Britain could attack China's growing military ambitions and the democratically governed island of Taiwan that Beijing considers its own. Regions that said they were seeking stronger words to reflect growing concerns.
France and Germany, given Europe's major industrial investment in China, on the other hand, endorsing more measured references, the document is still complete The NATO diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said.
A diplomat balances the term "willingness to work on a common area of interest" with Beijing as a compromise is being formed that China describes as a "systematic challenge." Said to include that.
A US-led strategic document updating NATO's objectives and values also includes a "recognition of the need for'resilience'" by member states, diplomats said.
Negotiators have also fine-tuned how to explain the relationship between China and Russia, with the Czech Republic and Hungary in the phrase "strategic convergence" to define it. One of the diplomats said he was strongly opposed.
China's "global ambition"
NATO officials have completed a strategic concept in time for Russia's invasion of Ukraine into the Madrid Summit. I'm competing to let you.
The UK recently adopted the term Russia as an "acute direct threat" and China as a "strategic challenge".
The Pentagon's latest annual report to the US Parliament "to address the pace challenges posed by the increasingly capable army of the People's Republic of China and its global ambitions." Emphasized the importance.
US officials have emphasized the importance of including China in NATO's latest strategic concepts, and Australia, New Zealand, Japan and South Korea have been invited to the NATO Summit for the first time.
The point is that NATO "keeps our eyes on China", even though NATO focuses on strengthening Ukraine's defenses. Was to show. "It solidified the world of democracy in both Russia and China."
"NATO cannot afford to ignore China," European officials agreed. "Europe was a little late in recognizing this, but in the light of Hong Kong, the view has definitely changed," he said, referring to Beijing's security crackdown on Asian financial hubs.
A third source said, "We are trying to create an era of China-friendly and incentive. We have welcomed President Xi Jinping," critics say. Said that he led the way to a more authoritarian path. And an active course abroad. "Therefore, most people will think that a different approach is needed."
Implying NATO's original mission to counter Russia's threat to the West, he said: I added. There are no east or west restrictions. So I think it's fair for NATO to see it. (Report by Andrea Shalal and Humeira Pamuk, edited by Mark Heinrich)
