Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, including general news, politics, economics, business, and property. He is a graduate of the University of Lincoln, England. Languages: English. You can reach Shane by emailing s.croucher@newsweek.com
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China hit back after NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte sounded the alarm about Beijing’s “massive military build-up” and its support for Russia in the Ukraine war.
Guo Jiakun, spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry, accused Rutte of worsening global tensions with his remarks and vilifying China’s “normal military development”.
He called it “just another excuse of NATO in order to drastically increase the military spending and the reach beyond its border so as to have a presence in the Asia-Pacific.”
“NATO claims itself as a regional organization but keeps reaching beyond the geopolitical scope defined in its treaty and uses Eurasian security connectivity as an excuse to have a presence in the Asia-Pacific,” Jiakun said.
“The international community sees this clearly and countries in the Asia-Pacific are on high alert.”
On Ukraine, Jiakun said China is “committed to peace talks and actively promotes the political settlement of the crisis. We never provide weapons to any party to the conflict and strictly controls the export of dual-use articles.”
“NATO’s misinformation will not fool people in the world,” he continued. “If NATO truly cares about the security in Europe and the world, it should stop fanning the flames and stoking confrontation.”
Jiakun added: “China urges NATO to take a hard look at what it has done, heed the call for justice in the international community, abandon the Cold War mentality of global confrontation, as well as the zero-sum game. These are outdated concepts.”
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