The summit of the heads of state of 30 NATO countries will announce the beginning of a systemic confrontation with China, but will not unleash a cold war against Beijing, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said this on Monday before the opening of the alliance summit.
No NATO country can stand alone to confront the security challenges posed by China, so the alliance will for the first time announce a unified position on Beijing, he noted.
Stoltenberg added that the alliance does not intend to start a cold war against the PRC and is ready to cooperate with China on issues of mutual interest, including arms control.
The NATO Secretary-General noted that the alliance will view China as a systemic competitor, but not an enemy.
He added that the alliance does not intend to start a cold war against the PRC and is ready to cooperate with China on issues of mutual interest, including arms control.
The NATO summit is expected to devote an extensive section to China in its final statement for the first time, officially fixing the term systemic competitor in relation to this country.
