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in Madrid, which has brought together some thirty leaders for two days, will start at 8:30, when the arrival at Ifema of the Heads of State and Government is scheduled to take place, one hour and a half later they will participate in the signing ceremony of the

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NATO prepares for tense years with Russia and puts itself on alert with China

NATO leaders defined Russia on Wednesday as the "most significant and direct threat" to their security and considered China for the first time as a "challenge", in the new strategy for the next decade that seeks to prepare the Alliance for a "more dangerous" world.

"We are facing a radical change in our security environment. And strategic competition is increasing around the world," Allied Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg summed up at a press conference during the Alliance summit. in Madrid this Wednesday and Thursday.

At the meeting, the allied leaders gave the green light to the "Madrid Strategic Concept", the document on which they base their principles and which will guide their policies over the next decade.

Russia's war in Ukraine has "shattered" peace in Europe, the leaders point out in that text, in which they change the approach of "strategic partner" that they maintained from Moscow since they approved their last concept in 2010, at a summit in Lisbon in which the then Russian president, Dimitri Medvédev, even participated.

In the document, NATO also mentions China for the first time.

Beijing has positioned itself, aligning itself with Moscow, against the Alliance's "open door" policy, one more element that motivated the debate among the allies on whether they should consider China a threat or simply a "challenge", in addition to the fact that it has boosted its investment in defense and increased its nuclear capacity.

The new Strategic Concept has opted for the latter and warns that China "challenges our interests, security and values", in addition to establishing a joint position of allies against terrorism and cyber and hybrid threats.

"China is not our adversary, but we must be aware of the serious challenges it represents," Stoltenberg said.

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