US Secretary of State "NATO ties up against China" November 21 9:03
US Secretary of State Pompeio has a press conference at the headquarters of the NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization and stresses that NATO countries that share the values of freedom and democracy should unite to counter the threat of the Communist Party of China. did.
US Secretary of State Pompeio attended a press conference on the 20th after attending a Foreign Ministers meeting held at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, the capital of Belgium.
In this, Secretary Pompeio said, “We NATO member states must tackle the current and potential long-term threats by the Chinese Communist Party,” pointing out the threats of China.
"NATO was founded 70 years ago for freedom and democracy. We cannot ignore the fundamental differences in belief with the Communist Party of China" and share the values of freedom and democracy. He stressed that NATO countries should be united.
The US government is calling on NATO countries to eliminate products from Huawei, China's major communications equipment company, over the development of the next-generation communication standard = 5G. As Secretary of Pompeio, he points out the threat of China again. There seems to be an aim to keep allies in line even with 5G maintenance.
However, President Trump criticized NATO's allies for not paying a reasonable amount of defense costs, and cracks were surfaced at the summit last year. It seems to be asked.