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NATO chief says it can’t be naive about China
Filed: Jul 06, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
Summary: NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said NATO cannot be naive about China’s military buildup.
WHO: Mark Rutte, NATO Secretary General
WHAT: Said NATO cannot be naive about China’s military development and that Indo-Pacific and European theatres are intertwined
WHEN: Jul 06, 2026 at 2:06 PM ET
WHERE: Turkey
WHY: He was responding to questions about China’s nuclear-powered submarine firing a test missile into the Pacific ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.
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