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In 2022 NATO under US guidance, or is that pressure, who knows, revised it's strategic plan to include expansion into the Indian and Pacific ocean as a prime objective by increasing military collaboration with the usual suspect of AU and NZ but also Japan, South Korea, and most likely in the future additional prospect such as the Philippines and anyone else willing or coercible.
Everyone there will have to choose a big daddy in the coming decades and that either uncle Sam or uncle Xi. In both case it's the kind of uncle that comes to your bedroom at night but that's another topic.
Later this month, Australia, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea are participating in a NATO Defence Ministerial for the first time and Mark Rutte (NATO Secretary General) reconfirmed in press conference dated October 1 that the plan was to "add meat to the bone" of their participation. Basically, them joining NATO eventually. (I guess that makes them NAPTO)
https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_229150.htm?selectedLocale=en
China used to be cooperative with NATO, even though they never particularly liked it but they even went as far as having shared exercise and shared objectives, notably in the anti-piratery defense in the Gulf of Aden. There are 3 key things that changed their mind:
The bombing of their embassy in Belgrade by the US under NATO command in 1999. Which obviously had a tremendous impact on the population.
The attack on Lybia by a NATO command. Which China saw a change of policy from a purely defensive posture to an aggressive and ingerent posture by NATO.
The fact is that Lybia was never a risk to any NATO country and it should never have been a NATO operation. (especially since it was mostly used to cover the french president campaign financing fraud... Long and not so relevant story).
Nowadays, NATO doesn't hide the belief that "Threats are global" and that they want to act "far and near" to "protect the interests of their members population" (Honestly "interests" is such a vague word). Seems like straying a bit far from "we only bite if you try to invade us". Sounds more like world policing. China obviously doesn't want to answer to another power. (No one does but they are strong enough to say it).
And when you see an alliance being formed against you, you have two choices, lie down or fight back. China will fight back obviously.
And this is why they care about "North Atlantic". They don't.