NATO leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels have warned of the military threat posed by China, saying its behaviour is a “systemic challenge”.
China, they said, was rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, was “opaque” about its military modernisation and was co-operating militarily with Russia.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned China was “coming closer” to NATO in military and technological terms, but stressed the alliance did not want a new Cold War with China.
NATO is a powerful political and military alliance between 30 European and North American countries. It was established after World War Two in response to the threat of communist expansion.
