SHANGHAI (Reuters) -&nbsp;China&nbsp;"strongly opposes"&nbsp;NATO&nbsp;repeatedly&nbsp;labelling&nbsp;it a&nbsp;threat,&nbsp;China's&nbsp;embassy&nbsp;to Norway said on Saturday, referring to remarks by&nbsp;NATO&nbsp;Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during a recent visit to the Scandinavian country.
"China&nbsp;urges&nbsp;NATO&nbsp;to stop stirring up regional conflicts and creating divisions and unrest," the&nbsp;embassy&nbsp;said in a statement.
Stoltenberg had accused&nbsp;China&nbsp;of&nbsp;threatening neighbouring countries and suppressing countries that do not comply with it, according to the&nbsp;embassy&nbsp;release.
"NATO&nbsp;claims to be a regional and defensive organisation, but certain members of&nbsp;NATO&nbsp;constantly extend beyond traditional defence regions, frequently establishing close military contacts with countries in the Asia-Pacific, which results in escalating tensions," it said.
"It is clear to the international community who the real&nbsp;threat&nbsp;to regional and global peace is."
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(Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom; editing by Robert Birsel)

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