https://twitter.com/henryjfoy/status/1597478423542190080?s=46&t=WuDtGVR_Q_A2qL3Aswcrog
https://www.ft.com/content/1ac334c2-4ef5-480e-9863-5d9f00daa16b
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SCOOP - Washington is ramping up pressure on European Nato allies to harden their stance on China and support US efforts in the Indo-Pacific, as a quid pro quo for America's support for Ukraine and Europe this year
https://www.ft.com/content/1ac334c2-4ef5-480e-9863-5d9f00daa16b
The coordinated lobbying push ramped up in the past few weeks, as the Biden administration seeks to leverage its support for Ukraine to strengthen its primary foreign policy goal - the containment of China - despite Russia's ongoing war in Europe
That concerted lobbying effort comes ahead of today's summit of Nato foreign ministers in Bucharest, where China is a key topic. But some European capitals are resisting a tougher approach to Beijing & others are anxious about any distraction from lending support to Kyiv
But the US says Nato agreed this summer to label China a "challenge", and its European partners should back that up with action
“Allies [will] look to implement what they signed up to,” said @USAmbNATO, “to move from what we call assessing the problem to addressing the problem.”