The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Lin Jian, said NATO was a "respective Cold War" and urged the Alliance not to interfere in Asia.
This statement was a response to NATO increasing activity in the region and increasing cooperation with Asia countries in the context of Russian-Chinese relations and geopolitical tension.
So Beijing reacted to the NATO summit declaration, where China was called the "decisive manner" of the Russian Federation against Ukraine. Lin Jiang called these accusations "biased, slander and provocative."
"Without any evidence, NATO continues to spread the lies, the US fabricated, openly populating China, sowing discord between China and Europe and undermining Chinese-European cooperation," the diplomat said.
He urged the Alliance not to strengthen its activities in Asia.
"NATO continues to emphasize the relationship between Europe's security and security in the Asia-Pacific region. We urge the Alliance to stay as part of our role in the regional defense organization in North Atlantic. NATO should not be a violation of peace and stability in the Use-Pacific or States of the Great States or States. Hegemony, ”the statement reads.
