we saw jen stoltenberg.wants for the new strategy for nato that they must look at both china and russia together. people in europe just want to focus on russia. others see china in the horizon. so this strategy will include china and russia. what is fascinating over the last three days is we saw a russia-china naval exercise in the sea of japan almost to kind of press the message even further that this russia china -china cooperation is taking place. so i think there is concern in europe that the u.s. is focusing on china, so they will also have to strengthen their own defense spending, and this will be difficult in a post-covid-19 taff economy. and it will take time. there's been 30 years of really lack of spending on defense across europe, so there needs to be a real clear understanding that it is not just burden sharing anymore, that there's burden shifting, and that the europeans have to be more active in their own defense especially in regard to russia and in issues in the mediterranean. hashem: glenn,

. -- general stoltenberg. >> we have no intention to deploy new land based nuclear missiles in europe. so we are implementing a balanced package of political and military measures to respond to this threat -- these threats. this includes significant improvements to our air and missile defenses, strengthening our conventional capabilities with fifth-generation jets, adapting our exercises and intelligence, and improving the readiness and effectiveness of our nuclear deterrence. >> large-scale protests took place in sudan. both by people supporting the transition to civilian led democracy and by those who call for a return to military rule. sudan civilian and military power sharing have been at our heads -- at loggerheads since a failed coup in late september. army leaders are demanding the reform of the cabinet. some aiming for a power grab. we have more. reporter: chanting anti-islamist slogans, pro-democracy protesters take to the street. they want the general, the head of sudan's traditional counsel, to relinquish power. >> [speaking foreign leg which -- >> [speaking native language

earlier this month, nato secretary jens stoltenberg insisted nato must engage politically with china. but the alliance doesn't seem to see china as as much of a threat as they do russia. does china view nato in the same way? and what do you think nato's strategies should be towards china? burns: thank you, senator. it's been really interesting for me as a former ambassador to nato to see how high on the agenda china has become. over the last couple of years during president trump's time and now president biden's time. and the focus is right. i mean, certainly, russia is the immediate focus of the north atlantic treaty organization. and especially considering latvia, lithuania, estonia, and poland, right up on the front lines as we try to contain russian power. but i think the nato countries, led by a great secretary general, jen stoltenberg, also understands, the belt and road initiative is now in 16 countries in eastern europe. the chinese are actively trying to separate countries in eastern europe from the european union and nato. and if you think about chinese energy activities and

but i think the nato countries, led by a great secretary general, jen stoltenberg, also understand china is -- the belt and road initiative is now in 16 countries in eastern europe. the chinese are actively trying to separate countries in eastern europe from the european union and nato. if you think about chinese energy activities and military activities in the eastern mediterranean sea which is part of the nato littoral geography, and think about the interests of germany, of france, italy, any of the nato countries, they've got to be concerned about what's happening in the threats against taiwan, in hong kong, and the economic practices of china. my last point would be, if we can coalesce with the european union, the united states, and japan on some of the economic issues, we're well more than 60% of the way. i credit the secretary general, i credit ambassador kay bailey hutchison who was our great american ambassador under president trump, she pushed this issue and she was right to do that. >> and do you think china has become concerned about nato's increasing interest in what china is