NATO Chief asks More Transparency from China on Nuclear Program

NATO’s Stoltenberg invites Chinese top diplomat to engage in arms control dialogue

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg held a talk with Chinese Foreign Affairs Minister Wang Yi by a video link to discuss NATO-China relations and international security challenges, Stoltenberg’s office announced in a press statement.

Stoltenberg reaffirmed that the transatlantic military alliance did not perceive China as an adversary, but he urged China to comply with its international obligations and asked Beijing to take more responsibility in upholding the rules-based international order.

He conveyed the alliance’s concerns about China’s military modernization, especially its nuclear programs, and invited Beijing to take part in an arms control dialogue with NATO.

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