House Lawmakers Call on NATO to Establish Liaison Offices in Indo-Pacific

Two House lawmakers are urging NATO to establish liaison offices in the Indo-Pacific, given that the transatlantic alliance is facing new challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Reps. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chairman and ranking member of the House Select Committee on the CCP, respectively, said in a statement that Tokyo could be one of the locations for the liaison offices, according to a press release issued on July 11. Their suggestion comes as NATO allies called communist China a “decisive enabler” of Russia’s war against Ukraine in a joint declaration during the NATO summit in Washington. This year, the summit was joined by NATO’s four Asia-Pacific partners: Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand. ...