China's embassy in UK accuses NATO of 'smearing and scapegoating'
NATO should correct its "misperception" of China, stop peddling its "security anxiety" and "using China as an excuse for its continued military build-up and disruption of global and regional security," a Chinese embassy spokesperson said in a statement.
At a Chatham House event in London on Monday, Rutte said China, working with Russia, North Korea and Iran, is "modernising and expanding its military at breakneck speed," according to his speech published on NATO's website.
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