NATO Secretary General Lauter once again turned his spear against us! Lauter claimed that if China were to attack Taiwan, China would first ensure to call Russian President Putin. China would certainly tell Russia, "I will do this, I need you to attack NATO territory, so they are busy in Europe." It is likely that this is how the situation would develop. Lauter stated that to deter them, we need to do two things.

The first is to ensure that NATO's overall strength is very strong, making it impossible for Russians to ever do such a thing. The second is to cooperate with the Indo-Pacific, and have NATO and the Indo-Pacific collaborate in defense industry and innovation fields. Obviously, according to Lauter's view, Lauter means that our resolution of the Taiwan issue would prompt Russia to act, thus tying up Europe. Therefore, in response to this situation, NATO needs to remain strong and extend its reach further.

Frankly speaking, the mind of this NATO Secretary General is full of confrontationist thoughts, and his remarks on the Taiwan issue border on ignorance. The Taiwan issue is China's internal affair, and China has always opposed any country from interfering in our internal affairs. Of course, we could never rely on Russia for strategic coordination. If Lauter's logic holds, now that the Ukraine war continues, and NATO is in intense confrontation with Russia, wouldn't we have already taken military action to reunify Taiwan? But has this happened?

We clearly understand Lauter's calculations. His real intention is to portray China and Russia as adversaries, so that member states increase their defense spending, and then to create a sense of absolute security by continuously extending NATO's reach. However, the core message is simply one sentence: member states should quickly implement Trump's instruction to increase defense spending. Because maintaining deterrence requires money, and extending reach also requires money. We firmly oppose Lauter's attitude of making a big deal out of the Taiwan issue. NATO should not expand, and our internal affairs must not be interfered with. Lauter's speech aims to incite bloc confrontation, which is undoubtedly very dangerous.

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