Wang made the comment at a regular news briefing in response to reports that Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed respectively at interviews that the two sides are discussing opening a NATO liaison office in Japan.

NATO has publicly stated on many occasions that it remains a regional alliance and does not seek a geopolitical breakthrough, Wang said.

He said he called for high vigilance among countries in the world, particularly in the Asia-Pacific, adding that he hopes relevant parties will not undermine regional peace and stability only to pursue so-called geopolitical interests.