NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg said a few days ago that the outbreak of military conflict in the Taiwan Strait cannot be ignored by NATO.

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[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg recently accepted an exclusive interview with The Washington Post on the issue of the Russia-Ukraine war.

In addition to focusing on conflicts in Europe, the two sides also mentioned the topic of "whether NATO is involved in conflicts in the Taiwan Strait." Regarding this, Stoltenberg admitted that NATO's security scope is limited to the territories of member states, but "the war in the Taiwan Strait has a huge impact on economy and trade, and its military conflicts For NATO it cannot be ignored".

According to a report by The Washington Post on May 9, Lee Hockstader, a member of the editorial board of the newspaper and a senior reporter based in Paris, interviewed Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters in Brussels last week. Stoltenberg clearly expressed his views on the situation.

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Stoltenberg said that NATO is a military alliance between North America and Europe. It will not absorb Asian member states and will not form a global alliance. Collective security guarantees are naturally limited to the territories of NATO member states.

However, Stoltenberg changed the subject and pointed out that any conflict in the Taiwan Strait will undoubtedly have a profound impact on the world.

Stoltenberg said: "50% of container ships and transport ships in global trade pass through the Taiwan Strait; most of the world's semiconductors are produced in Taiwan, and the economic and trade consequences of conflicts in the Taiwan Strait will be enormous."

In addition, NATO ally US military bases in the Pacific may become targets of attack at that time. Stoltenberg emphasized that "any military conflict in the Taiwan Strait cannot be ignored by NATO and NATO allies."

When Stoltenberg was interviewed in Tokyo, Japan on February 1 this year, he continued to focus on the "China Challenge".

Stoltenberg claimed at the time: "China's threat to Taiwan is not justified. NATO is concerned about China's threatening rhetoric and coercive behavior, and it is critical to prevent China from using force."

At the same time, NATO continues to increase its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, trying to deepen cooperation with the Japanese government.

Japanese Ambassador to the United States Koji Tomita revealed on the 9th of this month that NATO intends to open an office in Japan, and the two sides are actively discussing it.