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At this year's NATO summit, the US and Western European countries seem to be putting pressure on China and trying to contain it.

What is the background, from now on, let's connect the United States and China in turn.

Let's go to Washington first.



Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung, NATO can be seen as a security alliance between the United States and Europe, dealing with the Chinese issue there. How should this be viewed?



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NATO described Russia as a 'partner' in the strategic concept document adopted at the 2010 Lisbon Summit, Portugal, but did not mention China at all.



However, this NATO summit implies that the US pressure front against Russia and China will become clearer.



The United States has significantly expanded the anti-Russian front by inviting Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and other Indo-Pacific countries to the meeting to discuss the establishment of a front line against Russia, which is Europe's top concern.



He also pledged to address China's challenge for the first time in a new strategic concept that will determine which threats NATO will prioritize responding to in the future.



It means that the United States and NATO allies in Europe will also join the pressure front for China, the largest competitor in the Indo-Pacific region.



Let's hear what the White House National Security Adviser Sullivan has to say.



[Jake Sullivan/White House National Security Adviser: (The new NATO strategy concept) will address the multifaceted challenge that China is posed in a very direct and clear way.]



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So, what is the intention of inviting Korea to this year's conference?



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In Europe, a front line against Russia is established centered on Ukraine, while in the Indo-Pacific region, a line of check with China is formed centered on Taiwan and other countries.



The NATO summit has a practical meaning in pulling Korea, which has relied on China for its economy and the United States, which did not see security until the last government, more toward the United States through this NATO summit.



The intention of the Biden government to unite countries that share democratic values ​​to fight China and Russia has become clearer.



The New York Times called the NATO summit the most important NATO meeting since the Cold War.



The world's attention is being drawn to NATO's progress in the context of the new Cold War.



(Video coverage: Park Eun-ha, Video editing: Kim Jin-won)