China says Nato has ‘messed up Europe’ and warns over role in Asia-Pacific
by Helen Davidson in Taipei and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5YP8G)
In response to British foreign secretary's warning that Beijing must play by the rules', ministry of foreign affairs says Nato is stirring conflict
China's ministry of foreign affairs has accused Nato of messing up Europe and stirring up conflicts in the Asia-Pacific region, after the UK's foreign secretary told China it should play by the rules".
In a speech at Mansion House in London on Wednesday, Liz Truss renewed calls to boost Nato in the wake of the Ukraine war, and said the coordinated moves to isolate Russia from the world economy proved that market access to democratic countries was no longer a given. Truss also delivered a direct warning to China.
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