25 March 2026 11:56 UTC · NATO · NATO News · Source · Email X Link

NATO reports ninth NATO-China Military Staff Talks held

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Meeting held at NATO Headquarters, Brussels
Exchanged views on NATO role, PLA modernisation and arms control

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Meeting held on 24 March 2026 at NATO Headquarters; NATO side opened by Lieutenant General Remigijus Baltrėnas and led by Major General Eray Üngüder; Chinese side led by Major General GUO Hongtao

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Create an account Reset password Already have an account? Log in From now on you can download videos from our website If you would also like to subscribe to the newsletter and receive our latest updates, click on the button below. Enter the email address you registered with and we will send you a code to reset your password. The password must be at least 12 characters long, no spaces, include upper/lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. Click the button to return to the page you were on and log in with your new password. 25 March 2026 1 MIN READ On 24 March 2026, the ninth iteration of the annual NATO-China Military Staff Talks was held at NATO Headquarters, in Brussels. On the NATO side, Lieutenant General Remigijus Baltrėnas, Director General of the International Military Staff (IMS), opened the meeting, and Major General Eray Üngüder, Director of the IMS Cooperative Security Division, led the talks. On the Chinese side, the talks were headed by Major General GUO Hongtao, Deputy Director of the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Office of International Military Cooperation. The talks included an exchange of views on NATO’s role, the PLA’s modernisation efforts, the international security environment, and priorities and challenges on arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation issues. NATO and China maintain regular discussions, through both civilian and military channels, to build reciprocal transparency with a view to safeguard the Alliance’s security interests. Link was copied to clipboard

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