Chinese and Russian officials rebuke NATO communique filled with 'belligerent rhetoric'

Moscow and Beijing officials have issued rebukes of NATO amid its 75th anniversary summit taking place this week, following the release of the alliance’s communique on Wednesday.

Russia is considered the primary threat to the alliance, but the communique also featured a strong rebuke of China, which members said was proving to be a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The alliance had largely not viewed Beijing as a threat to the alliance until recent years.