NATO is reportedly drawing up plans that would enable it repel an invasion by Russia - and that specifically acknowledge 'the rise of China' as part of its "strategic concept".
The "beefing up" of NATO's military presence and apparent expansion of its aims were revealed by its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, in an interview with The Telegraph. He said that NATO was “in the midst of a very fundamental transformation” that will reflect “the long-term consequences” of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
Before the invasion of Ukraine, NATO maintained a small “tripwire” force on its Eastern border, in former Soviet states like Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as in Poland. The Telegraph reports that this force was "intended to symbolise the alliance’s commitment to defend itself from any Russian attack, rather than repel an invasion".
