15/06/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday 15 June, the Chinese Embassy to the EU denounced the press release issued at the NATO summit the previous day (see EUROPE 12740/2). In a statement, it urged the Alliance to view China’s development “in a rational manner”, to stop “hyping up in any form the so-called ‘China threat’”, and to stop taking China’s legitimate interests and rights as an excuse to manipulate bloc politics, create confrontation and fuel geopolitical competition. According to the Embassy, the references to China in the statement “represent a continuation of the Cold War mentality and bloc politics”. The Embassy added that NATO should devote more of its energy to promoting dialogue and cooperation. (CG)