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[[At last year's NATO summit in Madrid, the alliance for the first time recognized China as a security challenge. Next week, as NATO leaders meet for a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, they are set to take concrete action. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara looks at NATO's need to forge a coherent approach to what it sees as the China threat and the obstacles it may face in doing so.]]
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Transcript/ScriptUS NATO INDO-PACIFIC TV
HEADLINE: At Vilnius Summit, NATO to Seek Concrete Actions on China
TEASER: Indo-Pacific partners Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea attend alliance summit
PUBLISHED: 07/06/2023 at 8:11 pm
BYLINE: Patsy Widakuswara
CONTRIBUTOR: Iuliia Iarmolenko
DATELINE: White House
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[[At last year's NATO summit in Madrid, the alliance for the first time recognized China as a security challenge. Next week, as NATO leaders meet for a summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, they are set to take concrete action. White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara looks at NATO's need to forge a coherent approach to what it sees as the China threat and the obstacles it may face in doing so.]]
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The war on Ukraine and tensions in the Taiwan Strait
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are geographically distant. But geopolitically, the two are interconnected,
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NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said earlier this year in Tokyo.
((Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General)) ((January 31, 2023))
“If President Putin wins in Ukraine, this would send the message that authoritarian regimes can achieve their goals through brute force. This is dangerous. Beijing is watching closely and learning lessons that may influence its future decisions."
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Should Chinese leader Xi Jinping decide to invade Taiwan, the U.S. and NATO could be dragged into the conflict
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– a contingency the alliance needs to plan for. Last year at the Madrid Summit, NATO’s Strategic Concept called out China as posing “systemic challenges to Euro-Atlantic security.”
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This year at the summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, they’ll need to translate the concept into action.
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Beyond Taiwan and freedom of navigation concerns, NATO is anxious about
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Beijing's growing control of critical European infrastructure such as 5G, and its influence operation.
((Radio: Anca Agachi, fellow for the Transatlantic Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council, via Skype))
((Anca Agachi, Atlantic Council)) ((Skype))
“So cyber and hybrid activities, but also more generally, Chinese political influence in Europe is of course a growing concern.”
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Indo-Pacific partners Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea attended the NATO summit last year and will again participate in Vilnius.
((Radio: US National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby))
((John Kirby, US National Security Council))
“These Indo-Pacific countries, they have a unique experience engaging with the PRC and can bring some valuable perspective to that discussion.”
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While allies may agree that the China challenge is real, they differ over how to address it.
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Many European countries rely heavily on Chinese investment and trade. According to EU data, China accounts for almost 10% of Europe's exports and about 20% of its imports.
((Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News, at the White House))
NewsML Media TopicsArts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
NetworkVOA
Location (dateline)
at the White House
Embargo DateJuly 6, 2023 20:20 EDT
Byline
Patsy Widakuswara, VOA News
Brand / Language ServiceVoice of America - English
