Submission Statement: NATO is increasingly viewing China’s expanding military capabilities as a potential threat, especially China’s anti-ship missile program and naval development, and how Beijing could challenge US and Western interests in areas like the South China Sea, Taiwan, and cyber security issues. Whereas NATO traditionally focused solely on threats from Russia, the alliance is now starting to hedge against future risks that may emerge from China’s growing economic and military strength as Beijing looks to expand its global influence.
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Submission Statement: NATO is increasingly viewing China’s expanding military capabilities as a potential threat, especially China’s anti-ship missile program and naval development, and how Beijing could challenge US and Western interests in areas like the South China Sea, Taiwan, and cyber security issues. Whereas NATO traditionally focused solely on threats from Russia, the alliance is now starting to hedge against future risks that may emerge from China’s growing economic and military strength as Beijing looks to expand its global influence.
NATO has been awake for a long time
China is not a threat to the North Atlantic.
The author works for the CIA