The Chinese-Belarusian anti-terrorism exercises, conducted not far from the border with NATO ally Poland, coincide with the NATO summit.
Speaking at the closing press conference after the NATO summit, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg doubled down on the alliance's latest labeling of China as a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine. | Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty ImagesNATO boss Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday upped the ante against China’s alignment with Russia, criticizing Beijing for “oppressing its own people” and threatening Taiwan.
When asked about China’s ongoing military exercise with Belarus, Stoltenberg said: “The Chinese exercise together with Belarusian forces … just confirms how authoritarian regimes are aligning more and more, and also how China is coming closer to NATO, in Europe, in Africa and the Arctic and elsewhere.”
“And China is conducting a huge military buildup with no transparency and investing heavily in modern missiles nuclear weapons,” he added.
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