China warns NATO against undiplomatic policies

China has accused NATO of slandering its peaceful development after alliance leaders warned about systemic challenges coming from Beijing.

NATO says China’s actions, including expanding its nuclear arsenal, threatened “rules-based international order.

It was the first time NATO had placed china at the centre of its agenda.

In its response, China said its defence policy was defensive in nature and urged NATO to devote more of its energy to promoting dialogue.

China says the pursuit of defence and military modernisation is justified, reasonable, open and transparent,” china’s mission to the European Union

It added that NATO should view china’s development in a rational manner and stop taking china’s legitimate interests and rights as an excuse to manipulate bloc politics, create confrontation and fuel geopolitical competition.

NATO’s statement came at the end of a one-day summit in Brussels on Monday.

It marked Joe Biden’s first NATO meeting as US president.