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China on Thursday warned NATO against "provoking confrontation" over its ties with Russia, after the alliance accused it of playing a key role in helping Moscow's assault on Ukraine.
Beijing said a declaration from Nato leaders from their Washington summit was full of "belligerent rhetoric" and the China-related content has provocations and lies.
The Nato statement claimed that China had "become a decisive enabler of Russia's war against Ukraine", and that Beijing continues to pose systemic challenges to Europe and to security.
It also claimed Beijing's "so-called 'no limits' partnership" and "large-scale support for Russia's defence industrial base" were of "profound concern".
In response, a spokesperson for Beijing's mission to the European Union said: "Nato should stop hyping up the so-called China threat and provoking confrontation and rivalry, and do more to contribute to world peace and stability.
"It is known to all that China is not the creator [of] the Ukraine crisis. China's position on Ukraine is open and aboveboard.
"The declaration of the Nato summit in Washington is full of Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric, and China-related content is full of provocations, lies, incitement and smears," the spokesperson added.
Beijing put forward a 12-point paper more than a year ago that set out general principles for ending the war, but did not get into specifics.
China has also repeatedly hit out at Nato criticisms and has warned against its expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.
Top officials of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, in attendance at Nato, have forged stronger ties with the security alliance.
On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry said: "We firmly oppose Nato acting beyond its characterisation as a regional defensive alliance, inserting itself into the Asia-Pacific to incite confrontation and rivalry, and disrupting the prosperity and stability in this region."
中國警告北約不要因中俄關係挑起對抗
中國週四警告北約不要在與俄羅斯的關係上“挑起對抗”，此前該聯盟指責北約在幫助莫斯科襲擊烏克蘭方面發揮了關鍵作用。
北京表示，北約領導人在華盛頓峰會上發表的聲明充滿“好戰言論”，涉華內容充滿挑釁和謊言。
北約聲明聲稱，中國“已成為俄羅斯對烏克蘭戰爭的決定性推動者”，北京繼續對歐洲和安全構成系統性挑戰。
它還聲稱北京的「所謂『無限制』夥伴關係」和「對俄羅斯國防工業基礎的大規模支持」令人「深感擔憂」。
對此，北京駐歐盟使團發言人表示：“北約應停止炒作所謂中國威脅、挑起對抗和對抗，多做有利於世界和平穩定的事。”
眾所周知，中國不是烏克蘭危機的製造者。
北約華盛頓峰會宣言充滿冷戰思維和好戰言辭，涉華內容充滿挑釁、謊言、煽動和抹黑。
北京一年多前提出了一份12點文件，提出了結束戰爭的一般原則，但沒有具體說明。
中國也多次反擊北約的批評，並警告不要向亞太地區擴張。
日本、韓國、澳洲和紐西蘭的高級官員出席北約會議，與這個安全聯盟建立了更牢固的關係。
週三，外交部發言人表示：“我們堅決反對北約超越地區防禦聯盟的定位，插手亞太地區煽動對抗和競爭，破壞本地區繁榮穩定。”
Source:Reuter/AFP
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