NATO chief says China military expansion 'staggering'
Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2025 China's expansion of its armed forces is "staggering", NATO's chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at "projecting" the alliance's power in the Asia-Pacific region. "Let us not be naive about China," secretary general Mark Rutte told the Japan Times. "The build-up of their armed forces and investments in their defence industry, and in their defence capabilities, is stagg
Tokyo (AFP) April 8, 2025
China's expansion of its armed forces is "staggering", NATO's chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at "projecting" the alliance's power in the Asia-Pacific region.
"Let us not be naive about China," secretary general Mark Rutte told the Japan Times.
"The build-up of their armed forces and investments in their defence industry, and in their defence capabilities, is stagg
China's expansion of its armed forces is "staggering", NATO's chief said on a visit to Japan beginning Tuesday aimed at "projecting" the alliance's power in the Asia-Pacific region.
"Let us not be naive about China," secretary general Mark Rutte told the Japan Times.
"The build-up of their armed forces and investments in their defence industry, and in their defence capabilities, is stagg 
