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China's Ambassador: NATO Irrelevant, Misreads Russia Threat

1/12/2026

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Cui Tiankai, China's longest-serving ambassador to the United States, told the World Peace Forum in Beijing that Europe misidentifies Russia as its security threat.
He argued that NATO has become irrelevant and no longer serves the long-term interests of its members.
The remarks come as NATO's future is debated, amid discussions attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump about Greenland and a Venezuelan operation that led to Maduro's abduction.

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Cui Tiankai, China's longest-serving ambassador to the United States, told the World Peace Forum in Beijing that Europe misidentifies Russia as its security threat.
He argued that NATO has become irrelevant and no longer serves the long-term interests of its members.
The remarks come as NATO's future is debated, amid discussions attributed to U.S. President Donald Trump about Greenland and a Venezuelan operation that led to Maduro's abduction.