Australia’s NATO invitation designed to send message to China | Rob Harris
NATO leaders are expected to ramp up pressure on China over its ties to Russia when they meet this week.G7 leaders have also pledged to raise $US600 billion by 2027 to finance infrastructure in developing countries and counter China’s Belt and Road project.Anthony Albanese’s presence at this week’s NATO summit, along with several other Indo-Pacific leaders, is likely to force the powerful alliance to harden its stance towards China over its position on Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“The people of Ukraine are doing the democratic world an enormous service. But it’s important that democratic nations stand with Ukraine. And that’s the context of this NATO summit,” he said ahead of boarding a plane on Sunday evening. It is Australia’s position within the Indo-Pacific, along with Japan, Korea and New Zealand, which has given it a place at the table over the coming days, as the United States and Britain in particular send a message that the war in Ukraine has not detracted from Western nations’ focus on China.
European nations have become increasingly uneasy with Chinese investments in new modern military equipment and desire to control critical infrastructure, forcing the NATO boss to address the issue, to develop a stronger stance.NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg last week said China was “openly contesting the rules-based international order”.
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