by Jose Nino, Big League Politics:

On May 3, 2023, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has plans of opening a liaison office in Japan in 2024, the alliance’s first office in Asia.

Dave DeCamp of Antiwar.com noted that NATO has been pivoting to Asia in recent years and has  “named China a ‘systemic challenge’ in its 2022 Strategic Concept.” As part of its China containment strategy, the military alliance is tightening cooperation with Asian countries. .