China warns Japan about NATO

The Chinese Embassy in Japan on Monday rejected NATO’s plan to expand to the Asia-Pacific region, denouncing that it violates UN rules. In this sense, he urged Tokyo to refrain from taking actions that undermine trust between the countries of the area in their interactions with the Atlantic Alliance.

In May, the Japanese Government confirmed the military bloc’s intention to open its first liaison office in Asia in Japan. “We are already in talks, but the details have not yet been finalized,” Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said at the time.

For its part, China believes that the measure could harm regional peace and stability. «NATO has repeatedly stated publicly that it is a regional alliance and does not seek geopolitical expansion. “Asia lies beyond the geographical limits of the North Atlantic and does not need a replica of that military bloc,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in June.

Bet on dialogue

Meanwhile, it recently emerged that the director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, Wang Yi, proposed to Japan and South Korea to hold talks at the level of vice-chancellors with a view to a trilateral summit. .

According to the Chinese official, the three neighbors should “create an atmosphere for an early resumption of meetings between leaders.” With RT

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