In the new strategic concept of NATO adopted in the summit in Madrid, it is planned to recognize Russia as a “direct threat, and China is a” systemic challenge “for NATO, Bloomberg reports citing a source at the summit.
According to sources, at the summit they decided not to cross the line in relations with China, calling it a “direct threat”, however, NATO is considered a key problem in the relationship of cybersecurity and control over critical infrastructure, as well as “misinformation”. The main obstacle to confrontation with China is Germany, which has strong trade ties with this country, notes the publication.
Russia is called a “direct threat” in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The source notes that relations between Russia and China are evaluated as “cooperation that has no boundaries.”