Nato alliance seeks to engage China

BEIJING - The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is seeking closer cooperation with China, as the alliance charters a course toward the future.

Foreign and defense ministers representing the 28 nations of the organization gathered in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the alliance's new Strategy Concept.

"It makes sense to extend our range of consultations to also include countries like China and India in our regular consultations," said NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen, before the meeting.