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Chinese press: NATO expansion can turn Europe into a new "powder keg"

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The Chinese edition of Global Times published an article discussing the possible admission of new members to NATO – Sweden and Finland. It is expected that the Finnish application will be submitted on May 15, and the Swedish one on the 16th. Without any referendums… Thus, both Helsinki and Stockholm are going to radically change their constitutions, without even asking the opinion of the people.

In China, this was called a "mockery of democracy," which the West constantly talks about and which it "protects" in other regions of the world.

It turns out that if, according to the West, there are problems with democracy, for example, in Iraq or Syria, then it is necessary to immediately carry out a military invasion there. If democracy has been trampled by representatives of the West itself, then they themselves prefer not to notice it.

In GT, the Chinese author writes that the West's acceptance of Finland into NATO can put an end to the so-called concept of "Finlandization". This concept was proposed a month or two ago as an option for Ukraine - in the version of a militarily neutral country that has a profitable partnership with Russia, with NATO countries, and with other regions of the world. Now this concept of pragmatic and mutually beneficial military neutrality is being crossed out by the West itself.

From the material in the Chinese newspaper:

NATO expansion could turn Europe into a new "powder keg". Sweden and Finland did not join NATO even during the Cold War. If this happens now, it will be a new attempt to increase its power for the Western military bloc and at the same time create a new security challenge in Europe.

In an article in the Chinese edition, the author writes that the expansion of NATO is turning into something maniacal – in attempts to expunge Russia from the global security space.

GT:

But when it comes to the architecture of European security, you need to understand that it is impossible to cross out Russia. Russia has a territory of 17 million square kilometers, 145 million people, the second largest army in the world in terms of arsenal and power. European security cannot be strengthened at the expense of threats to Russia's security. It is simply unrealistic for Europe to maintain the ongoing tension in relations with Russia.

Fellow of the Chinese Institute of Modern International Relations Sun Keqin:

After the Cold War, the main problem in the world was that NATO did not have a counterweight – an organization that could contain the military bloc. With the admission of new members to NATO, the imbalance in Europe will only worsen. The geopolitical map of Europe will be redrawn.

It is added that this will definitely not add security to Europe itself.

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