China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson has blasted NATO for its strategic blueprint claiming it wants to start a 'new Cold War' as he blamed the United States for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
NATO’s new 10-year strategic policy called China out for its “malicious” cyber operations, strategic partnership with Russia, attempts to dominate supply chains and expansion of its nuclear arsenal.
“It should discard the Cold War mentality and zero-sum game mindset and stop making enemies. NATO has already disrupted Europe. It should not seek to destabilize Asia and the world.” Stream more global news with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022.
“As the one who started the Ukraine crisis and the biggest factor fuelling it, the US needs to reflect on its disreputable role it has played in the Ukraine crisis and stop smearing China.” "The PRC employs a broad range of political, economic and military tools to increase its global footprint and project power while remaining opaque about its strategy, intentions and military build-up," the statement read.
“People in all countries are more keen about pursuing peace, development and cooperation, which represents the trend of the times,” Mr Zhao said.
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