Still, Beijing welcomes engagement between Washington and Moscow to improve their relations and advance ‘political settlement ...

China has backed Russia's contention that NATO expansion posed a threat to Russia, whose attack on Ukraine has only strengthened the alliance, leading to Sweden and Finland becoming formal members.

Three of NATO's 32 members—the U.S., United Kingdom, and France—are nuclear states, though only the first two have committed to using their nuclear arsenals in defense of a NATO ally.

Nato secretary general Mark Rutte has said that China’s “massive” military buildup has raised the risk of conflict over Taiwan, potentially drawing in Russia and impacting European security ...

Among NATO countries, particularly France and Germany, there has been some reluctance to follow Washington’s tough stance on China, in part over economic ties.

China sees NATO as an important component of U.S.-led “bloc confrontation” – which it views as a strategy of weaving webs of international coalitions to contain China’s rise.

G7 Leaders Get Tough on China Japan Monitoring China-Russia Military 'Show of Force' Around Country Echoing China, North Korea Signals Opposition to U.S.-Led 'Asian NATO' ...

China now faces a world that increasingly views its economic and military might as a threat that must be confronted, as NATO’s leaders made clear in their summit in Brussels.

“China is fueling the largest armed conflict in Europe since WWII. At the same time, it wants to maintain good relations with the West,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. &#… ...

China — often characterized by White House officials as the arch-rival of the U.S. in trade — has been among the countries ...

China will never accept the "unfounded accusations" made against it at the NATO summit this week in Washington, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said to his Dutch counterpart over a phone call, his ...

China has backed Russia's contention that NATO expansion posed a threat to Russia, whose attack on Ukraine has only strengthened the alliance, leading to Sweden and Finland becoming formal members.