The Asia-Pacific region is not a battlefield for geopolitical disputes and does not welcome the mentality
of the Cold War and the confrontation of the blocs. (Photo: @cjxwh_hbtv)
QUITO, Feb. 1 (RHC) – The Beijing government on Wednesday called for an end to the “Chinese threat theory” after leaders of Japan and NATO voiced concerns about the nation’s, as well as Asia’s, growing military cooperation with Russia, as they see it called, as requested, to no longer use it as a pretext for Western military expansion in the region and Oceania.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning made the appeal Wednesday at a regular briefing after Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Against this backdrop, China’s Foreign Ministry pointed out that they “have made their position clear on NATO-related issues on several occasions. Despite claiming to remain a regional defense alliance, NATO has constantly attempted to go beyond its traditional defense sphere and expand itself to strengthen.” Military and security ties to Asia-Pacific countries, fabricating “China threats”.
In this sense, the spokesman warned that “these events require great vigilance among the countries of the region”.
According to Mao, “China is always a force for peace and stability in the region and in the world.
At the same time, he criticized that “NATO should thoroughly reflect on the role it has played in European security.
Asked about a debate in the British House of Commons about the possible expansion of AUKUS to possibly include India and Japan, Mao Ning said that “AUKUS, although billed as a ‘trilateral security association,’ essentially seeks to promote military confrontation through military cooperation “. .
In that sense, he pointed out that “it’s obviously driven by Cold War thinking. It creates additional risks of nuclear proliferation, exacerbates the arms race in the Asia-Pacific region and harms regional peace and stability. China is deeply concerned and strongly opposes it.” ,” he concluded.
He also called on “the US, Britain and Australia to abandon their Cold War and zero-sum mentality, honor their international obligations and act in the interests of regional peace and stability”. (Source: Telesur)