Nato outreach to Asia-Pacific gathers steam, deepening China encirclement paranoia

Polls show that South-east Asian and South Asian countries tend to be overwhelmingly negative in their perceptions of Nato.

The drawing together of Nato and its partners in the Asia-Pacific is well under way, said analysts.

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WASHINGTON/TOKYO/SEOUL – Nato sent a strong signal to China in a meeting with its Indo-Pacific partners, a day after branding Beijing a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine and urging it to cease its support.

Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand – non-Nato members that are collectively referred to as the bloc’s Indo-Pacific Four (IP4) partners – were attending the Nato summit for the third year in a row.

Nato outreach to Asia-Pacific gathers steam, deepening China encirclement paranoia

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