StoltenBergA loyal ally of the United States during his tenure, he actively promoted the development and expansion of NATO, especially in dealing with the conflict with Russia. However, in recent years, NATO's attitude towards China has also changed with China's rise and greater involvement in global affairs. In the 2022 NATO strategy document, China was included for the first time and the perspective shifted from Russia to China. This reflects NATO's concern about China's growing power and influence.
However, StoltenBergHowever, there is a bias and skepticism. He blamed China for being thereMilitaryInvest too much in the field and interpret it as a threat to NATO. At the same time, he claimed that China's attempts to control infrastructure and expand its influence in Africa and the Arctic are seen as NATO being forced to expand its operations in Asia.
StoltenBergThere is a certain bias and irrationality in the accusations. First of all, the growth of the ** fee is related to itEconomyThe development is synchronized, and its military spending is still lower than that of some Western powers in terms of the share of defense spending. Therefore, there is no objective basis for interpreting China's military spending as a threat to NATO.
Secondly, China did not deploy bases and ** to NATO's doorstep, nor did it set up so-called "liaison offices" in Europe. Instead, NATO is expanding its operations in Asia and trying to include South Korea as its cyber defense center of excellence. StoltenBergTo turn these facts upside down and see China as an action to move towards NATO is incomprehensible.
StoltenBergIt also promotes NATO's new global NATO concept at the forum. He said that if the transatlantic region faces a global threat, security issues will no longer be limited to the region, but will be global, so the scope of NATO should be expanded accordingly. This means that NATO seeks to play a greater role on a global scale.
However, this global NATO concept has sparked a lot of controversy and criticism. There are comments that StoltenBergThe rhetoric only uses the expansion of NATO as a justification and in fact justifies NATO's hegemonic behavior. NATO's enlargement is far from the spirit of maintaining international security and cooperation that it professes, and is more like a continuation of hooliganism.
StoltenBergIf there is bias and irrationality in China's attitude and remarks, he willMedium ** thingDevelopment is interpreted as a threat to NATO, but it ignores the importance of China and ChinaEconomyThe fact that the development is synchronized. At the same time, he blames China for NATO's expansion operation. This rhetoric of reversing black and white is incomprehensible. Moreover, StoltenBergIt also promotes NATO's global NATO concept, trying to expand NATO's influence on a global scale. However, this concept has sparked much controversy and is seen as a justification for NATO's hegemonic behavior on the planet. NATO's relations with China and its activities in the Asian region deserve further attention and**.