NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg is about to step down in October this year. Recently, he burned his "last fire" on China. Following the US strategy towards China, he made a public statement on China at the NATO summit. Provocative remarks, calling China a "decisive supporter" of Russia. In response to this groundless accusation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian was "full firepower."
According to a report from Global Network on July 12, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian bluntly responded to Stoltenberg’s remarks at a regular press conference, emphasizing that the Secretary-General of NATO ignored the facts and repeatedly negotiated with China. The three places have used various occasions to smear and attack China, exaggerate the "China threat theory", incite suspicion and anti-China sentiment, and cooperate with certain forces to suppress and contain China. All kinds of clumsy performances cannot but arouse the vigilance of the world, and fully confirm the risks and challenges that NATO, as a relic of the Cold War, a product of camp confrontation and group politics, will bring to world peace and stability.
Lin Jian also said that China advises some Western politicians who are approaching the end of their political careers not to try to leave some "legacy" by adding fuel to the fire, provoking troubles and blaming others, and treating China as an "imaginary enemy". ”, NATO will ultimately have to reap the consequences.
It is obvious that China’s title for Stoltenberg has changed. From the title of “NATO Secretary General” to “a politician on the verge of reaching the end of his political career,” the attitude reflected is self-evident. In Lin Jian's speech this time, in addition to the word "dying" that requires attention, the word "legacy" is equally important. These two words were directly given to Stoltenberg.
Stoltenberg will step down this year, leaving NATO, which he has been in charge of for a decade. And he is 65 years old this year. There are no vacancies in the leadership of international and regional organizations in Europe in a short period of time. This basically indicates that Stoltenberg's political life has come to an end. And just three months before leaving office, this "dying" politician was still willing to be a pawn of the United States. Apart from wanting to leave a "political legacy" to his successor, former Dutch Prime Minister Rutte, I am afraid there is no other reason. .
After the summit, Stoltenberg fixed the U.S. concept of containing China in the form of a joint statement, forming a program recognized by NATO member states on official occasions. Many NATO member states actually do not agree with targeting China, which is 4,000 kilometers away. For example, Turkish President Erdogan and Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó, both of whom even spoke out in front of American politicians during the meeting in Washington. Although the statement expressed goodwill towards China, the statement has been sent out after all, and there is no possibility of taking it back. In this way, Stoltenberg's successor can only follow this established logic and continue to practice the strategy and attitude towards China formulated by Stoltenberg.
The next NATO Secretary-General Rutte is known for his tact. He was called a "non-stick pot" during the Dutch administration. He actively maintained relations with China and tried his best to delay US sanctions on the ban on photolithography machines. Even if the United States has strong control over NATO, according to Rutte's style of conduct, NATO under his leadership is not expected to be tit-for-tat with China on all issues. However, the "political legacy" left by Stoltenberg has greatly restricted Rutte's activity space.
In short, in recent years, European and American politicians have continued to talk about China-related topics, and the closer they are to the end of their political careers, the more they do so. A typical example is Pelosi who visited Taiwan.What they are plotting is nothing more than how much "extra compensation" they can get after leaving office. For this reason, they even ignore the facts and go against the overall situation. This move is definitely unpopular. Even if NATO adopts a joint statement against China, China will never accept NATO's accusations and will firmly safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests.
