NATO Chief Warns China and Russia Are Preparing for ‘Long-Term Confrontation’

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that Russia and China are preparing their defense industries for “long-term confrontation,” after Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin led a parade of Beijing’s new military hardware.

“We face serious and lasting threats: Russia and China are investing heavily to build up and modernize their militaries,” Rutte said in a speech at the IISS Prague Defence Summit on Thursday. “Their defense industries are producing weapons and heavy military equipment at a remarkable, staggering, rate.”