15 June 2021
NATO refers to China's behaviour as a ‘systemic challenge'
by Gabriel Dominguez
The leaders of NATO's member states have referred to China's “stated ambitions and assertive behaviour” as presenting a “systemic challenge” to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to the security of the alliance.
In a joint communiqué issued during a 14 June summit in Brussels, they expressed concerns about what they described as “coercive policies” that “stand in contrast to the fundamental values” enshrined in the 1949 ‘Washington Treaty‘ that created the alliance.
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