Sec. 30228. Statement of policy regarding the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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It is the policy of the United States to— urge NATO allies to work closely with like-minded partners, in particular with the European Union, to protect critical infrastructure, strengthen resilience, maintain a technological edge, and address the challenges to the rules-based international order posed by the Chinese Communist Party; encourage NATO allies to explore how to monitor and defend against any activity of the Chinese Communist Party that could impact collective defense, military readiness, or resilience in the Supreme Allied Commander Europe’s Area of Responsibility, including by identifying vulnerabilities of key sectors and supply chains, in coordination with the European Union; push for NATO allies to establish a consultative body to bring together such allies, and other institutions and partners as relevant, to exchange information, share experiences, and discuss all aspects of such allies’ security interests with respect to the Chinese Communist Party; and prioritize urging all NATO allies to share the burden that comes with collective security in an increasingly complex security environment by reaching by 2024 the pledge set at the 2014 Wales Summit to spend two percent of GDP on defense spending and 20 percent of annual defense spending on major new equipment.