House Lawmakers Call on NATO to Establish Liaison Offices in Indo-Pacific

The Chinese Communist Party is a ‘new authoritarian adversary’ facing NATO allies, the lawmakers said.

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the CCP, speaks at a roundtable event in Washington on May 23, 2024. Courtesy of the House Select Committee on the CCP

Two House lawmakers are urging NATO to establish liaison offices in the Indo-Pacific, given that the transatlantic alliance is facing new challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Reps. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), chairman and ranking Democrat member of the House Select Committee on the CCP, respectively, said in a statement that Tokyo could be one of the locations for the liaison offices, according to a July 11 statement.