China and Taiwan loom large behind Ukraine at NATO summit

Seoul, South Korea CNN — The presence of four Asia-Pacific leaders at the NATO summit this week suggests that Ukraine is not the only major security issue on the agenda of the European-North American defense alliance. The war in Ukraine has brought members of the US-led alliance closer than at any time since the Cold War, and on Monday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg summed up their collective concerns that what is happening in Ukraine today could occur in Asia tomorrow. "The Chinese government's increasingly coercive behavior abroad and repressive policies at home challenge NATO's security, values, and interests," Stoltenberg…