NATO Slams China As Beijing Tells Alliance To Stay out of Asia
By wchung | 19 May, 2026

NATO leaders have blasted China as a "decisive enabler" of Russia after Beijing accused the security alliance of stoking instability in the Asia-Pacific region.

Heads of state pose for a group photo during the NATO 75th anniversary celebratory event at the Andrew Mellon Auditorium on July 9 in Washington, D.C. China has accused the security alliance of inciting "confrontation and rivalry" in the Asia-Pacific region.

NATO leaders have blasted China as a "decisive enabler" of Russia after Beijing accused the security alliance of stoking instability in the Asia-Pacific region.

China's "so-called 'no limits' partnership and its large-scale support for Russia's defense industrial base" is enabling Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, NATO leaders said in a joint statement on Wednesday.

The 32-member alliance, which is marking its 75th anniversary this year, is holding a summit in Washington, D.C., at a time of conflict and potential conflicts, including Israel's bombardment of Gaza, escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula, and Chinese pressure campaigns against Taiwan and U.S. allies the Philippines and Japan.

Echoing past statements from the U.S. and others, the NATO statement said China is complicit in Russia's war against Ukraine, citing the flow of Chinese-made dual-use materials, weapons components, and drones deployed by Russian forces.

NATO called on China to "uphold the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter" and end its "material and political support to Russia's war effort."