Monday, March 7, 2022

Beijing Claims US Trying To Create Asian NATO With Blocs To 'Suppress' China

File photo of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Reuters  

Bloomberg: China Warns U.S. Against Forming Pacific NATO and Backing Taiwan 

(Bloomberg) -- China warned the U.S. against trying to build what it called a Pacific version of NATO, while declaring that security disputes over Taiwan and Ukraine were “not comparable at all.” 

Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his annual news briefing Monday that the “real goal” of the U.S.’s Indo-Pacific strategy was to form Asia’s answer to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 

China has often accused the U.S. of trying to form blocs to suppress its growth, a complaint that’s likely to attract greater attention after President Vladimir Putin cited similar grievances before his invasion of Ukraine. 

“The perverse actions run counter to the common aspiration of the region for peace, development, cooperation and win-win outcomes,” Wang added. “They are doomed to fail.”  

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WNU Editor: This push for a NATO Asia is a trend that will be very difficult for China to stop.

Beijing Claims US Trying To Create Asian NATO With Blocs To 'Suppress' China  

China lashes Washington over Quad, North Korea -- AP  

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi blasts US for playing 'bloc politics' in the region -- Straits Times  

China warns US against Pacific NATO -- The Hill  

US trying to create Asian NATO with blocs to 'suppress' China, claims Beijing -- India Today

1 comment:

Jac said...

That's not America which push for an Asia's NATO but China itself! Countries are making alliance when they feel threatened.