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North Koreaaccused the United States of creating an "Asian-style NATO" in an attempt to defeat dictator Kim Jong Un late Sunday.
The North Korean government quoted military cooperation between the United States and its allies in Japan and South Korea. The administration's dissatisfaction reflects China's accusations of the newly activated quad alliance, which includes the United States, Japan, India and Australia.
"The United States is blatantly conducting joint military exercises with Japan and South Korea, but is making a full-scale move to establish an Asian-style NATO," said the North Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Said in a statement.
"This proves the hypocrisy of the US rhetoric of'diplomatic involvement'and'dialogue without preconditions', while at the same time demonstrating the US ambition to forcefully overthrow our system. It is clear again that there is no change. "The statement continued.
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US President Joe Biden from the Loosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC Meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Virtual Summit in China. November 15, 2021. (Photo courtesy of MANDEL NGAN / AFP)(Photo courtesy of MANDEL NGAN / AFP, via Getty Images)
Cooperation with Asian allies as China, whose troops have been strengthened by President Joe Biden's administration, is becoming more and more aggressive against Taiwan and North KoreaIs approaching a potential nuclear test.
Australia says China has forced China to intercept military planes in the South China Sea and return to its base. Stated
China is a quad alliance as an attempt to form "Asia NATO" earlier this year.
However, unlike NATO, quad members only agree to cooperate financially and do not sign a mutual defense pact.
When the Biden administration first announced the partnership last year, it categorically claimed that the organization was "not a new NATO."
"The quad is not a military alliance. Despite some publicity there, it's not the new NATO," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said at the time. "It is an opportunity for these four democracies to work together as a group and with other countries on the basic issues of economy, technology, climate and security."
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Nevertheless, the United States is strengthening military cooperation with South Korea and here and there Japan for months. The United States included the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan in its first military exercise with South Korea four years before June. The
100,000-ton nuclear ship is one of theUS Navy's11 aircraft carriers.
