NATO needs to beef up China contingency plans, top Republican says

Published July 9, 2024 9:00am ET



The NATO alliance has made strides in its attempts to counter the Chinese Communist Party over the last couple of years, but more is needed, according to a top U.S. senator.

Sen. James Risch (R-ID), the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a new report on Tuesday outlining what he believes NATO needs to do to prepare both itself for Chinese aggression and subnational diplomacy to undermine free societies, in addition to arranging for the potential that the United States removes some of its military power from Europe to respond to Chinese actions in the Pacific.

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