If China attacks Taiwan, Beijing may ask Moscow to open a second front against NATO states, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said in an interview with The New York Times (NYT) published on July 5. Fears of escalating Chinese military intervention in Taiwan have risen sharply since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February

NATO bosses fear China could attempt to annex the island nation of Taiwan while Russia launches an attack on the small Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania

Russia could help China invade Taiwan, the leader of Nato has warned before a meeting of world leaders at the alliance’s annual summit.