The recent three-day NATO summit was held in Madrid, Spain. This was originally an internal affair of NATO, but Western media, politicians and relevant leaders have always made trouble with China and Russia. According to reports, Russia is an important topic of discussion among NATO countries, and Russia is regarded by NATO as the "biggest enemy."
When it comes to China, NATO has a different attitude. According to Reuters report, NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg said that since China is an important global economy, NATO does not regard China as an opponent. On the contrary, it should engage with China on many issues such as climate change.
Such a statement sounds like it is showing favor to China, but it is not the case. On the eve of the NATO summit, Stoltenberg also spoke nonsense about China, saying that this NATO summit would release a "new strategic concept." This new strategic concept would mention China for the first time and focus on China's "concern for NATO's security, interests and values." challenge".
After just one day, Stoltenberg's attitude changed so much that he probably didn't have much sincerity. In fact, Stoltenberg's idea is very simple. In fact, NATO regards China and Russia as its main competitors, but it is not wise to confront two world powers at the same time. Therefore, NATO adopts a "pull one against one" approach. Strategy.
To put it simply, NATO will continue to criticize Russia and will not relax its containment of Russia. At the same time, it will also say soft words to China. On the one hand, in order to make China relax its vigilance, on the other hand, it fabricated an illusion that China and NATO have a good relationship to sow China-Russia relations . In order to deal with China and Russia, NATO leaders can be said to have gone to great lengths.
But this kind of scheming is just a waste of effort. China and Russia are all too familiar with the Western countries' style of saying one thing and doing another. To give the simplest example, in this summit, NATO has brought in four Asia-Pacific countries: Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand . It is clear that it is to expand its power in the Asia-Pacific and unite allies to fight against China.
Although these countries will not become true members of NATO for the time being, it is a fact visible to the naked eye that NATO is strongly promoting Asia-Pacificization and globalization. China and Russia will not turn a blind eye to this, and therefore will not step into NATO's trap. In order to counter NATO's "eastern expansion", China and Russia will strengthen cooperation in the future.
Objectively speaking, some of Stoltenberg’s words are indeed objective facts. For example, China is the world’s most important economy, China and Europe can cooperate on climate change, etc., but such words come from a NATO leader. When it came out of his mouth, it seemed a little funny.
While saying this, Stoltenberg also claimed to be disappointed with China because China did not condemn Russia and also criticized Western hegemony. Stoltenberg looks like a world referee and a patriarch. In fact, Stoltenberg has no need to play such word games. Western countries have formed an anti-China front to curb China's rise. This is known to the whole world. matter.
Russia and NATO have had a feud for decades. Russia has always been NATO's strategic opponent. Regardless of whether Russia is mentioned in NATO statements, this positioning will not change. China is the main strategic opponent recognized by NATO. No matter what words they say, whether they are tough or soft, whether they are confrontation or contact, it will not prevent them from carrying out their anti-China campaign to the end.
NATO is a highly expansionary military group. The reason for NATO's existence is that other major countries have brought external threats. How could NATO let go of a China that is growing in strength and does not adopt a Western political system? According to reports from Reuters, Bloomberg and other foreign media, NATO member states are divided on how to define their competitive relationship with China.
European major countries such as Germany and France have close economic and trade relations with China and therefore oppose criticism of China. Regardless of the outcome of the final NATO summit, NATO will definitely establish an anti-China front.But no matter what kind of cunning tricks, it is impossible to stop China's progress. A world power that can rise to become the world's second largest economy in just a few decades, its energy is definitely beyond NATO's imagination.
