China is not NATO’s adversary but it does represent serious challenges, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday.
“We now face an era of strategic competition … China is substantially building up its forces, including in nuclear weapons, bullying its neighbours, including Taiwan,” Stoltenberg said. “China is not our adversary but we must be clear-eyed about the serious challenges it represents.”
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(Reporting by Sabine Siebold, Robin Emmott; Editing by Humeyra Pamuk)
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