Jason Walls: Political Editor on Christopher Luxon's movements at the NATO summit in the US, his comments on China

Published: July 11, 2024, 9:38 p.m.

Christopher Luxon says Ukraine cannot lose the war against Russia. \xa0

NATO leaders have called China a decisive enabler of Russia's war on Ukraine. \xa0

Luxon's chaired the Indo-Pacific Four meeting, NATO-aligned countries New Zealand, Australia, Japan and South Korea. \xa0

Luxon also called out China's role in supporting the rebuilding of Russia's industrial base. \xa0

He says they don't want to see any country supporting the Russia war machine and it's a conversation he raised with Chinese Premier Li when he was in New Zealand. \xa0

But China has pushed back against NATO's stance.\xa0

A spokesperson says Beijing put forward a 12-point paper more than a year ago that set out general principles for ending the war.\xa0

It received a lukewarm reception at the time in both Russia and Ukraine.\xa0

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