“China stands strongly against NATO’s interference in Asia-Pacific affairs under the pretext of the so-called Chinese challenge and the establishment of an Asia-Pacific alternative to NATO,” he said, TASS reported.
He stressed that the Asia-Pacific region “must not turn into a chessboard for geopolitical rivalry” and called on NATO countries to drop “their Cold War mentality” and take on an objective attitude to China’s role in the region.
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China opposes NATO meddling in Asia-Pacific: defense ministry
