The American Senate passed the resolution and agreed to join the NATO in Finland and Sweden. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded

On August 4, 2022, Hua Chunying, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted a regular press conference

Phoenix Satellite TV reporter: The American Senate passed a resolution and agreed to join the NATO in Finland and Sweden. If Finland and Sweden eventually join NATO, it will be the sixth expansion of NATO, and it is also the largest after the 1990s. what opinions do the Chinese have on this issue?

Hua Chunying: On European security issues, China always hopes that in the basis of respecting each other's reasonable and safe concerns, all parties always hope that through dialogue negotiations, adhere to the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable safety concepts, and build a balanced view of equity, and build a balanced outlook. , Effective and sustainable safety framework to achieve regional peace and long -term security. China proposed a global security initiative, which also reflects China ’s consistent position on regional security issues.

Regarding NATO's role in maintaining world peace and security, there are many reflections on all parties. What NATO himself is talking about, but we know that from Bosnia and Herzegovina to Kosovo, from Iraq to Afghanistan, Libya, according to incomplete statistics, the war launched and participated in NATO after 2001 caused 900,000 people to be killed, including 40 Thousands of civilians also led tens of millions of refugees to be displaced. In the 21st century, NATO's 21st century should play a role in maintaining world peace and security, how to play, and what mentality and ideas to adhere to.

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