NATO Says It Will Now Include China's 'Growing Influence' In Its Defense Strategy

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to the press ahead of a meeting of foreign ministers. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

FOX News: NATO says for the first time it must include China's 'growing influence' in its defense strategy   

NATO looks to shore up ties in the Pacific as tension with China mounts 

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday said that for the first time the 30-member alliance will consider China in its defense strategy amid Beijing's refusal to condemn Russia’s war in Ukraine. 

"We have seen that China is unwilling to condemn Russia's aggression. And Beijing has joined Moscow in questioning the right of nations to choose their own path," Stoltenberg told reporters from NATO’s headquarters in Brussels.  

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Update: China Is Challenging NATO Over Russia's Ukraine War: Jens Stoltenberg (Newsweek)  

WNU Editor: China has responded to this NATO announcement .... China Fires Back at NATO Over Russia-Ukraine War Criticism (Newsweek).