NATO ’s relationship with China depends largely on the United States’ attitude towards China. Why do you have this opinion? Because when the U.S. government and China have little harmony, China's relations with NATO will change quietly.
When the senior Chinese and US officials met a few days ago, the US side was friendly to China, but after that, there have been frequent "anti-China" voices in the US political circles and once again regard China as a "challenge" of the US.
At the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting that ended not long ago, China was even called NATO's "opponent" by Poland. However, his remarks were also opposed by the four foreign ministers, and the Hungarian foreign minister even made it clear: We are not anti-China.
According to Russian media satellite news, Polish Foreign Minister Rau stated at a press conference after NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting that the atmosphere of competition between China and NATO is becoming stronger and stronger, and in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, China is even more intimate with Russia. He believes that China should also cooperate with NATO to contribute to the security and peace of the international community.
Rau's words can be said to have unabashedly regarded China as a rival to NATO. Because China maintains a neutral stance in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, China is even seen as "close in relations" with Russia. Therefore, Rau hopes that China will advise Russia to stop its military operations in Ukraine and cooperate with NATO to avoid being misunderstood by the international community.
But the Qing Dynasty was clear, and China's position in this matter has never changed. Rau's remarks slandering China were even more insignificant.
Polish Foreign Minister Rau
Moreover, at the NATO summit held in June this year, the United States proposed to unite the forces of NATO countries to "curb" China's development. It can be seen that the Polish Foreign Minister’s arguments are almost consistent with the US. However, there are also many voices in NATO that are difficult to recognize such voices that regard China as an "opponent".
French President Macron and German Chancellor Scholz spoke for China. Macron believes that China does not pose a "threat" to NATO countries, and Scholz also came to China directly to discuss cooperation.
Since then, the top Italian leaders have held friendly dialogues with China at the G20 summit to demonstrate their friendly attitude towards China with practical actions.
In addition, after the NATO Foreign Ministers' Meeting ended, facing the "anti-China" atmosphere created by Poland, the United States and others, Hungarian Foreign Minister Sijardo posted on social networking websites: We are not anti-China.
Sijaldo believes that NATO should not experience the Cold War again, and NATO should not become an anti-China group. He called on NATO countries to establish mutually beneficial and win-win cooperation relations with China.
Hungarian Foreign Minister Sijaldor
It can be said that Sijaldor is a sensible person. As he said, “There are enough troubles now.” After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the world situation faces an impact, and China's relations with the United States and even NATO have also attracted much attention from the international community. The frequent voices of American politics regarding China as a "challenge" are affecting , Sino-US relations.
Now, the Ukrainian government is asking for help everywhere, and even the South Korean government is selling weapons to Ukraine. It can be seen that this war has involved too many countries. The United States, which dominates NATO, is still calling on Western countries to impose sanctions on Russia and give weapons to Ukraine. The continuation of the war also caused backlash from the United States and the West: the poor economic situation of the United States, the European energy crisis, the food crisis, etc. plagued ordinary people.
The "troubles" brought by the Russian-Ukraine war have not been resolved, but the United States incited NATO countries to regard China as an "opponent", which will undoubtedly intensify tensions in the international community.
Moreover, as the social problems brought about by the Russian-Ukrainian conflict began to ferment, the United States also began to seek benefits from its allies and introduced policies that "damage others and benefit oneself" like the Inflation Reduction Act.
Perhaps it is the emergence of this bill that has made allies such as France and Germany, such as the formerly good relations with the United States, realize that copying the US's practices in foreign policy is not advisable. The US government always puts its own interests first, and even the United States' allies are inevitably exploited by the United States.
Therefore, the Hungarian Foreign Minister's "we are not anti-China" may represent the attitude of many NATO countries towards China and their attitude towards the United States.
More and more NATO member states do not want to see NATO become a complete "anti-China group". If some American politicians are stubborn, they will be waiting for more opposition voices.
