BEIJING, China
\nThe Chinese government is calling on NATO to stop trying to destabilize Asia in the wake of the crisis in Europe, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said while commenting on Bloomberg\u2019s report China would be called a \u201csystemic challenge\u201d in NATO\u2019s new strategic concept. \u201cWhat NATO needs to do is to abandon the Cold War mindset, zero-sum games and the practice of creating enemy images. After the turmoil in Europe, NATO countries should abandon their attempts to destabilize Asia and the world,\u201d Zhao told a news conference on Tuesday.
\n\u201cAs a product of the Cold War and the world\u2019s largest military alliance, NATO has long professed outdated views on security issues and has long become a tool for individual countries in attempts to maintain their hegemony,\u201d he stressed.
\n\u201cChina pursues an independent and peaceful foreign policy. It does not interfere in the internal affairs of other states. Nor does it export its ideology or use extraterritorial jurisdiction, economic blackmail, or unilateral sanctions. How can China be a systematic challenge?\u201d Zhao said.
\n\u201cChina\u2019s development is an opportunity for the world, not a challenge to anyone. We strongly urge NATO to immediately stop spreading false information about China and refrain from provocative statements,\u201d he stressed.
\nNATO\u2019s meeting at the level of heads of state and government will take place in Madrid on June 28-30. The summit\u2019s participants will adopt a new strategic concept, consider ways of strengthening the alliance and the implications of global climate change for the security sphere.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
BEIJING, China The Chinese government is calling on NATO to stop trying to destabilize Asia in the wake of the crisis in Europe, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said while commenting on Bloomberg\u2019s report China would be called a \u201csystemic challenge\u201d in NATO\u2019s new strategic concept. \u201cWhat NATO needs to do is to abandon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":268477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1984,18,6257,1116],"class_list":{"0":"post-268700","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-world","8":"tag-asia","9":"tag-china","10":"tag-foreign-ministry","11":"tag-nato"},"yoast_head":"\n