No 'Asian NATO' says US as alliance brings Japan, S. Korea to summit The Mainichi


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WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- The United States does not view the participation of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand at the upcoming NATO summit as a move toward the creation of an "Asian version of NATO," a White House official said Thursday. China has been cautioning against some European countries stepping up their engagement in the Indo-Pacific as well as against a formation of a military alliance in the region akin to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. "This isn't about an Asian version of NATO. NATO is a trans-Atlantic security alliance," John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications,...