NATO chief raises concern over China's arms buildup, calls on allies to work together
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NATO's chief has raised concern about China’s arms buildup and military drills near Taiwan and called on the organization's members and friendly nations to work together to keep free and open sea lanes in the region

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/32330798

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“China is supporting Russia’s efforts. China is building up its armed forces, including its navy, at a rapid pace," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told reporters as he wrapped up his visit to the Japanese navy port of Yokosuka. “We cannot be naive, and we really have to work together, assess what is happening.”

Rutte said NATO is worried about China’s military exercises near Taiwan and “we follow them very closely.”

Japan considers China as a threat in the region and has in recent years accelerated military buildup, including preparing to acquire strikeback capability with long-range cruise missiles.

Japan, in addition to the United States, has expanded its defense ties with other friendly nations in the Indo-Pacific and Europe, as well as NATO, saying Russia’s war on Ukraine underscores that security risks in Europe and Asia are inseparable.

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  • @[email protected]English
    3•6 days ago

    It would bankrupt the world and especially China to even try this. My guess is they‘ll attack the next best thing first to see how it goes. It is also essential for Xi to see Putin succeed in his land grab soon. These things are tied together. That being said you can never say for sure what‘s happening next week. The Chinese dictator might lose his mind and actually try this.

    • @[email protected]English
      3•6 days ago

      The annexation of Tibet and takeover of Hong Kong were their test beds and a huge success.

      They may even think now to be the best time with the world busy with Russia.

      • @[email protected]English
        2•6 days ago

        The truth is they’re not ready to take Tawain for a while and seeing how Putin’s “2 week special operation” has entered it’s 4th year, any invasion could turn sour for them, especially the ones that require them to cross the ocean. A landing is magnitudes more costly than Putin’s little corridor that collapsed spectacularly. Let’s not pretend China is some high tech utopia where things go smoothly. Part of their broken and corrupt system is why the Wuhan breakout escalated to the worst global pandemic of our times. Their military faces no doubt similary issues that are extremely hard to iron out.