According to him, the leaders of the alliance member states will consider issues related to China, including arms control.

We will also talk about a significant build-up of the military power of the PRC and its growing influence.

“China does not share our values, oppresses democratic processes in Hong Kong, oppresses minorities in its own country, uses modern technology, social media, and facial recognition systems to spy on its own population on an unprecedented scale,” Stoltenberg said.

He stressed that no country can deal with this alone, so NATO must "react together."

Earlier, the head of NATO said that political and military cooperation between Russia and China is becoming "a new dimension and a serious challenge" for the alliance.