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Recently, NATO seems to have made some moves. Although it provoked an influential conflict in Europe, the Ukrainian crisis, it only used Ukraine to suppress Russia,
Expansion eastward to Russia's doorstep does not seem to satisfy NATO's appetite.
It now seems that NATO's actions show signs of expanding NATO eastward into the Asia-Pacific region. At the NATO summit in Vilnius, the United States and other NATO members
Attempts to deploy troops to the Asia-Pacific region
。
According to the Observer Network, Sweden is not only officially joining NATO,
Australia, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand
Leaders and other countries are also invited to this NATO summit, and,
NATO took the lead in upgrading its partnership with Japan
。
Fumio Kishida met with Stoltenberg on the 12th
It is reported that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, when meeting with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg, issued a document on cooperation between Japan and NATO, specifically calling it "
Separate for partner programs
”。
Indeed, it is not difficult to see from this move that NATO seems to be interested in starting contacts with Asia-Pacific countries, and it is entirely possible to include Japan, South Korea and other countries in NATO, at least in essence, and get these countries to insist on cooperation with NATO.
Together.
NATO's eastward expansion into the Asia-Pacific region quickly aroused the vigilance of many countries. Even France, one of the NATO countries, and its president, Emmanuel Macron, openly opposed and said
This could send the "wrong signal" to China and other Southeast Asian countries
。
China's position is also particularly clear, that is, it strongly opposes NATO's eastward expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. A spokesman for the Chinese mission to the European Union said NATO's military expansion ambitions and hegemonic plans have been exposed. In order to safeguard their sovereignty and security interests,
China firmly opposes NATO's eastward expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin
In response to various signs of NATO's eastward expansion, China also warned,
Any act that harms China's legitimate rights and interests will be resolutely countered by China.
。 In addition, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin also pointed out,
Asia-Pacific countries do not welcome NATO
。
Wang Wenbin said that NATO must immediately abandon its superstition of military strength, give up its behavior of disrupting the Asia-Pacific region, and never make excuses for its military expansion.
The Asia-Pacific region does not need an Asia-Pacific version of NATO
。
China's position has been very clear, that is, it will not allow NATO's eastward expansion into the Asia-Pacific region. Various NATO offensive actions in Europe have already provoked conflicts. If we move east into the Asia-Pacific region, the security risks brought by it are immeasurable.
Soon after China took a stand, the attitude of the United States seemed to have changed. U.S. Ambassador to NATO Smith said:
NATO "has no intention of inviting" Asian countries to join NATO
。
U.S. Ambassador to NATO Smith
She said so herself
NATO pays close attention to China
However, this does not mean that NATO will increase the number of members in the "Indo-Pacific". But at the same time, Smith admits that
The United States breaks barriers with its Pacific allies
。
She emphasized the need to work with allies to address challenges in multiple areas, including cybersecurity, disruptive technologies, and security.
No country is required to formally join NATO, but it is possible to "learn from each other" on relevant issues
。
To put it bluntly, NATO cannot allow these Asia-Pacific countries to officially join, but in fact they can. That is, NATO has not yet "expanded eastward" in name, but in fact has many contacts with Asia-Pacific countries.
Right now
South Korea joins NATO's Center of Excellence for Cyber Defense
In addition, Japan is moving closer to NATO. More importantly, the United States is also trying to strengthen military relations with Asia-Pacific countries.
Nato
On the surface, there are actually no signs of NATO's eastward expansion. The main reason is not the desire to expand to the east, but the current conditions do not allow. On the one hand, the Ukrainian crisis remains unresolved, and NATO must invest a lot of offensive forces in Europe.
On the other hand, when NATO has an eastward expansion, Southeast Asian countries such as China will be the first to oppose it. Especially for China, NATO Secretary General recently stressed that
Do not see China as an adversary
。
This is because NATO does not have enough strength and energy to provoke confrontational relations with China until the Ukrainian crisis is fully resolved.
However, this
This does not mean that NATO will not make small moves
。
What the United States has promised now is that it will not invite Asia-Pacific countries to join NATO. This has no practical effect. The security requirements put forward by Asia-Pacific countries are essentially not whether NATO has really moved east into the Asia-Pacific region, but rather
NATO does not want to expand its military power into the Asia-Pacific region
。
Secretary General of NATO and President of the United States
All in all, NATO's military ambitions are something that countries must be wary of. As a legacy of the Cold War,
NATO's Cold War mentality remains
, which also triggered confrontation and contradictions on a global scale.
Now it has even reached the Asia-Pacific region, which clearly means something
Hopefully, the world is shrouded in NATO's Cold War mentality
。 In this context, China took the lead in resolutely resisting, hoping that other countries would also recognize the essence of NATO and resolutely safeguard their own national security and peace and stability in the entire Asia-Pacific region.
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