With a flurry of fist-bumps, NATO leaders concluded their first mid-pandemic summit today by taking a harder line on China than the world's leading democracies did last weekend at the G7 summit. Stoltenberg and other NATO leaders said that while they want to keep up a dialogue with Beijing, they have watched China's military modernization with concern. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a media conference at a NATO summit in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021. In many respects, the intense focus on China at the NATO summit suggests the beginning of a major strategic shift. U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a media conference at a NATO summit in Brussels, Monday, June 14, 2021.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2021 21:56 UTC