China slams NATO's strategic blueprint and blames the United States for Russia's invasion of Ukraine
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has blasted NATO for its strategic blueprint claiming it wants to start a "new Cold War" as he blamed the United States for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
China has called for NATO members to drop their “Cold War mentality” after the intergovernmental military alliance declared Beijing was a “challenge” to its interests and security.
NATO’s new 10-year strategic policy called China out for its “malicious” cyber operations, strategic partnership with Russia, attempts to dominate supply chains and expansion of its nuclear arsenal.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian on Wednesday took aim at the intergovernmental organisation and accused member nations of repeated "forays into the Asia-Pacific region".
“NATO should stop drawing ideological lines, stoking political confrontation, or seeking to start a new Cold War,” Mr Zhao said.
“It should discard the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game mindset and stop making enemies. NATO has already disrupted Europe. It should not seek to destabilize Asia and the world.”
Mr Zhao then turned to the nations imposing sanctions on Russia and supplying weapons to Ukraine before accusing the United States of benefiting from the conflict.
“The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has taken a heavy toll on Europe politically, economically and socially, while the US benefits from it, with arms dealers popping champagne and American grain and energy industries making exorbitant profits,” the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
“As the one who started the Ukraine crisis and the biggest factor fuelling it, the US needs to reflect on its disreputable role it has played in the Ukraine crisis and stop smearing China.”
NATO’s recently released strategic blueprint did not hold back in its overview of China’s activities, accusing it of “confrontation rhetoric” and distributing disinformation to target allies with the aim of harming alliance security.
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