American Embassy in China wrote today (February 26): "President Trump: NATO countries are our friends and allies. Under my strong request, they have agreed to pay 5% of GDP for military defense, instead of the previous 2% that they even failed to pay."
[Smart] Comment: The definition of "friends" by Trump may be different from ours. The so-called "friends" in his mouth seem more like ATMs that can be exploited at will. NATO allies were forced to double their defense spending to 5% of GDP, which is not an equal negotiation but naked bullying and extortion. When "allies" become ATMs, transatlantic relations have long been corrupted.
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