BRUSSELS — NATO leaders are expected to brand China a security risk to the Western alliance on Monday, a day after the Group of Seven rich nations issued a statement on human rights in China and Taiwan that Beijing said slandered its reputation.
With allied leaders also raising concerns about Russia’s recent military build-up near Ukraine, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg described the summit, the first Joe Biden will attend as U.S. president, as a “pivotal moment”.
In a marked change of tone from his predecessor Donald Trump, Biden on Sunday described NATO as “a sacred obligation”.
Arriving at the one-day summit in Brussels, Stoltenberg said China’s growing militar…
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