NATO chief meets with cold shoulders in Seoul

As a visiting NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg knows the difficulty of persuading the Republic of Korea to provide military supplies to Ukraine, something it has not done. The smell of napalm in the morning wafts through his words, as Stoltenberg invites, if not demands, both China and Russia to treat their common trading partners and neighbors as enemies.

Despite the hospitality of the two East Asian countries reception, Stoltenberg has basically met with cold shoulders in Seoul and reservation in Tokyo despite the latter's accelerated push for militarization.

He should be reminded that the Cold War ended and allowed the collective economic rise of Asian countries, and that the region was deeply woven into the fabric of economic globalization. During that process, the countries have shown enough wisdom and pragmatism to maintain regional peace and stability, turning it into a world growth driver.

NATO has gone beyond its traditional areas for collective defense, made advances into new domains, and strengthened its military and security ties with Asia-Pacific countries, while claiming to be a regional defensive alliance. Such developments do not bode well for the region.

NATO needs to abandon its Cold War mentality and confrontational mindset. Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for China's Foreign Ministry, said that the country should do things that will contribute to the security and stability of Europe and the wider world.

China is not a challenge to the international system and the West. It will be willing to be a partner for all countries and to be a catalyst for the improvement of the global governance system, to make it more effective and more effective in promoting sustainable development goals.

NATO is giving a new lease on life playing the wicked games of Washington, which is proving to be the pushback against world peace, stability, development and prosperity.