Secretary of State stresses need for NATO to increase defense spending, Trump's mindset continues

American Secretary of State Rubio wrote today (May 16th in Beijing time): "In Turkey, there is no doubt: NATO remains an important security alliance. We, together with the UK, Germany, France, Italy and the NATO Secretary General, agree that it is necessary to increase defense investment, fairly share responsibilities, and strengthen collective deterrence."

[Cleverly] Comment: Increasing defense investment means that NATO member countries should further purchase American arms; fairly sharing responsibilities means that NATO member countries should allocate 5% of their GDP for defense spending. Ultimately, this still reflects Trump's consistent thinking: NATO member countries cannot continue to take advantage of the US or hitch a ride on America's back.

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