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The Transatlantic Alliance

During Munich Security Conference, United States (US) President Joe Biden has sent a clear message that America is back and the transatlantic alliance is back as it is the foundation on which the collective security and shared prosperity of the US and Europe are built.

The Western allies and close partners must forge stronger ties to counter the threat posed by China's rise for the transatlantic security, said Jens Stoltenberg, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief.
NATO calls for strong alliance as China's rise has 'Speaking at the virtual conference. As per NATO, "The rise of China is a defining issue for the transatlantic community, with potential consequences for our security, our prosperity and our way of life."
According to an official release by NATO, in view of global challenges such as the rise of China, cyber attacks, disruptive technologies, climate change, Russia's destabilising behaviour and the threat of terrorism, Stoltenberg underlined that "no country - and no continent - can go it alone. On the contrary, we must do more together."
China and Russia are trying to "re-write the rules of the road to benefit their own interests".

US President Joe Biden has said the US is returning to the transatlantic partnership and will address global challenges like climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic.
The United States is determined, determined to reengage with Europe, to consult with you, earn back our position of trusted leadership.
Collective strength is the only way to succeed when a worldwide contest between democracy and autocracy is at an "inflection point."
Biden said he was not seeking a return to "the rigid blocs of the Cold War," insisting that the international community must work together on issues like the coronavirus pandemic and climate change, even where deep disagreements exist on other issues.

The Munich Security Conference is an annual conference on international security policy that has taken place in Munich, Bavaria since 1963.
It is the world's largest gathering of its kind.
Former names are Wehrkundetagung and Münchner Konferenz für Sicherheitspolitik.
Each year it brings together about 350 senior figures from more than 70 countries around the world to engage in an intensive debate on current and future security challenges.
The list of attendees includes heads of states, governments and international organizations, ministers, members of parliament, high-ranking representatives of armed forces, science, civil society, as well as business and media.
The conference is held annually in February. The venue is the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Due to the pandemic, the 2021, conference was held virtually.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 European and North American countries.
The organization implements the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.
NATO constitutes a system of collective defence whereby its independent member states agree to mutual defence in response to an attack by any external party.
NATO's Headquarters are located in Evere, Brussels, Belgium, while the headquarters of Allied Command Operations is near Mons, Belgium.