NATO issued a joint declaration in Washington, in which China was mentioned 14 times, NATO changed the name of China, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued three warnings in a row. During the NATO summit, why did China-related issues become the focus of discussions? What did NATO call China? What are the unusual signals behind the three warnings of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
The NATO leaders' summit ended in Washington, United States, although before the summit, it was widely believed that the summit would focus on the Ukraine issue, which may involve the topic of "China's assistance to Russia's defense industry", but somewhat unexpectedly, this topic has directly become the focus of discussion.
On July 10, NATO's Washington joint declaration mentioned China as many as 14 times, and even said: "China has become a 'decisive supporter' of Russia's war against Ukraine through the so-called 'uncapped' Sino-Russian partnership and large-scale support for Russia's defense industrial base." ”
NATO also issued a warning to China to "stop all material and political support for Russia's war operations," including the transfer of dual-use materials, such as weapons components, equipment and raw materials, which would damage China's own interests and reputation.
NATO's attack and pressure immediately provoked a strong reaction from China, and within 24 hours of the issuance of the NATO joint declaration, China issued three warnings in succession to refute and counter NATO's relevant remarks.
First of all, at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the 11th, spokesman Lin Jian said that China's objective and fair position and constructive role on the Ukraine issue have been widely recognized by the international community. On the Ukraine issue, NATO's advocacy of "China's responsibility" is unreasonable and sinister, and China will firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests, and inject more stability and positive energy into world peace and stability with its own development and foreign cooperation.
The Foreign Ministry's response focused on refuting NATO's rhetoric and clarifying China's position on Ukraine.
Second, the spokesperson of the Chinese Mission to the EU refuted that the declaration of the NATO summit in Washington was full of Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric, and the China-related content was full of provocations.
Because NATO's headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium, the matter of solemn representations requires the Chinese mission to the European Union.
In addition, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in United States also issued a comment at the first time, bluntly saying that NATO's hype of the "China threat theory" is completely useless, and China strongly opposes NATO countries using regional hot issues to slander China, and calls on NATO to abandon the outdated mentality of the Cold War and zero-sum game, as well as dangerous actions that plunge Europe and the Asia-Pacific region into chaos.
The statement of the Chinese embassy in United States pointed directly at the core leader of NATO, United States. In fact, at last year's NATO summit, only concerns about "China's support for Russia" were expressed, but this year, as United States politicians fermented on this topic, NATO began to show the same tendency.
Let's take a look at the comments of netizens from various countries on the Internet.
On overseas social media, everyone is hotly discussing the issue of NATO's joint declaration, and some netizens are complaining about China, saying that "China is not the cause of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, on the contrary, China has also provided solutions." Some netizens also condemned NATO, saying, "What is NATO talking about as a war machine?" "A group of warmongers are meeting in a NATO monastery".