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View all search resultsChina warns against ‘NATO- like' pacts in Asia-Pacific
Li warned these alliances would "plunge the Asia-Pacific into a whirlpool of disputes and conflicts".
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hina's defense minister warned on Sunday against establishing NATO-like military alliances in the Asia-Pacific, saying they would plunge the region into a "whirlpool" of conflict.
Li Shangfu's comments came a day after United States and Chinese military vessels sailed close to each other in the flashpoint Taiwan Strait, an incident that provoked anger from both sides.
"Attempts to push for NATO-like [alliances] in the Asia-Pacific are a way of kidnapping regional countries and exaggerating conflicts and confrontations," Li told a security conference in Singapore also attended by US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
Li warned these alliances would "plunge the Asia-Pacific into a whirlpool of disputes and conflicts".
Li's comments echoed long-held Chinese criticism of the US' efforts to shore up alliances in the region and counter China's rise.
The US is a member of AUKUS, which groups it with Australia and the United Kingdom.
Washington is also a member of the QUAD group, which includes Australia, India and Japan.
