摘要

Driven by its mindset and preferences formed during the Cold War, NATO’s eastward expansion in the post-Cold War era has paved the way for the escalation of US-Europe’s friction with Russia and a new round of great-power competition. As the competition with Russia and the Russia-Ukraine conflict are put under control, NATO has both the capability and the willingness to engage in the US strategic competition with China, but there are apparently several constraints. Through its own development and strategy, China is able to keep NATO’s military and security participation at a low level.