Nato chief says it must build Indo-Pacific ties to meet China’s military challenge

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has warned that China’s growing military and its close alignment with Russia, Iran and North Korea meant that Nato should further develop Indo-Pacific partnerships to meet the challenge Beijing posed.

Mark Rutte, Nato’s secretary general, made his remarks at Chatham House in London, coinciding with the US-China ministerial-level trade negotiations in the city.