NATO makes fatal expansion into Asia-Pacific region, says German lawmaker

BERLIN, July 11 (Xinhua) -- A German lawmaker believes that under the absolute leadership of the United States, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is making a fatal expansion into the Asia-Pacific region.

Commenting on NATO's plan to open a liaison office in Japan, Sevim Dagdelen, a member of Germany's lower house of parliament, told Xinhua that NATO, under U.S. leadership, seeks global hegemony in a