NATO has been expanding eastward in Europe for years, despite commitments issued to the Soviet leaders. But this shouldn't have been an issue in the first place as NATO should have been dissolved back in 1991 because the threat of Soviet Union ceased to exist.
According to China's Foreign Ministry, NATO should have already been disbanded after the USSR, which it was formed to counterbalance, ceased to exist.
Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for the Chinese government, bemoaned the notion that the US-led military bloc alternatively grew and encircled Russia, resulting in the current bloodbath in Ukraine.
While prompted regarding comments issued by his Russian counterpart, Maria Zakharova, on NATO's position as a US geopolitical instrument, she stated during a daily media briefing on Friday, "As a product of the Cold War, NATO should have become history when the Soviet Union disintegrated."
According to Zhao, NATO has been expanding eastward in Europe for years, despite commi...