China tells NATO to stop exaggerating 'China threat theory'

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China has urged NATO to stop exaggerating what it called the “China threat theory” after the 30-nation transatlantic security alliance ... NATOSecretaryGeneralJensStoltenberg,secondleft,andU.SPresidentJoeBiden,centre,posewithotherleadersduringafamilypictureattheNATOheadquarterswherethe30-nationalliancehopestoreaffirmitsunityanddiscussincreasinglytenserelationswithChinaandRussia[JacquesWitt,PoolviaAP]PublishedOn15Jun202115Jun2021facebooktwitterwhatsappChinahasurgedNATOtostopexaggeratingwhatitcalledthe“Chinathreattheory”afterthe30-nationtransatlanticsecurityalliancepledgedtocounterthe“systemicchallenges”posedbyBeijing’spolicies. China’sresponseonTuesdaycameadayafterNATOleadersmetinBrusselsandissuedacommuniquecriticisingBeijing’snucleararsenalaswellasitsspaceandcyberwarfarecapabilities. “China’sstatedambitionsandassertivebehaviourpresentsystemicchallengestotherules-basedinternationalorderandtoareasrelevanttoalliancesecurity,”thecommuniquesaid. NATO’sforcefulstanceonChinamarkedadiplomaticvictoryforUSPresidentJoeBiden,whohadurgedhisfellowleaderstostanduptoChina’sabsoluteruleandgrowingmilitarymight–afundamentalchangeoffocusforanalliancecreatedtodefendEuropefromtheSovietUnionduringtheColdWar. Inanangryresponse,theChinesemissiontotheEuropeanUnioncalledforNATOto“viewChina’sdevelopmentrationally,stopexaggeratingvariousformsof‘Chinathreattheory’andnottouseChina’slegitimateinterestsandlegalrightsasexcusesformanipulatinggrouppolitics(while)artificiallycreatingconfrontations”. NATO’saccusations“slandered”China’speacefuldevelopment,misjudgedtheinternationalsituation,andrepresenteda“continuationoftheColdWarmentality”,thestatementadded. “Wewillnotposea‘systemicchallenge’toanyone,butifanyonewantstoposea‘systemicchallenge’tous,wewillnotremainindifferent.” ThetenseexchangecomesamidgrowingglobalconcernaboutChina’strade,technologyandhumanrightspolicies.Overtheweekend,themeetingoftheG7nationsintheUKalsochastisedBeijingforitstreatmentoftheUighurminorityinitsXinjiangregion,calledforHongKongtokeepahighdegreeofautonomy,anddemandedafullinvestigationoftheoriginsofthecoronavirus,whichwasfirstrecordedinthecentralChinesecityofWuhaninlate2019. MilitaryfrictionshavemeanwhileincreasedbetweenChinaandrivalpowersoverthepastyear,includingintheTaiwanstraits,theSouthChinaSea,andontheChina-IndiaborderintheHimalayas. TheChinesemissiontotheEUsaidBeijingwas“committedtoadefensepolicythatisdefensiveinnature”andcalleditspursuitofdefenceandmilitarymodernisation“justified,reasonable,openandtransparent”. “Chinaiscommittedtopeacefuldevelopment,”thestatementsaid.“Wewillnevergiveupourrighttoupholdpeace,andwillstandfirmindefendingoursovereignty,securityanddevelopmentinterests.WewillfollowverycloselyNATO’sstrategicadjustmentanditspolicyadjustmenttowardsChina.” NATOshouldstoptakingChina’s“legitimateinterestsandrightsasanexcusetomanipulateblocpolitics,createconfrontationandfuelgeopoliticalconfrontation,”itcontinued. “Instead,NATOshoulddevotemoreofitsenergytopromotingdialogueandcooperationandmakingmoreeffortsthataretrulyconducivetoupholdinginternationalandregionalsecurityandstability,”itadded. Source:AlJazeeraandnewsagenciesMorefromNewsRussiahitskeyUkrainianoilfacilitiesinOdesaandKremenchukUSpolicesay6killed,10injuredinSacramentoshootingPakistanPMescapesremovalbuttriggersaconstitutionalcrisisTalibanchieforders‘strict’banonopiumpoppycultivationMostReadUkraine’sZelenskyyaccusesRussiaofcommiting‘genocide’Pakistanconstitutioncrisisupdates:ParliamentdissolvedPhotos:RetreatingRussiansleavetrailofdeadbodiesnearKyivUkraine‘retakeswholeKyivregion’asRussialookseast



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