NATO will for the first time confront the Chinese regime’s growing military ambition, the 30-nation Western alliance said on June 14, describing Beijing as presenting “systemic challenges” to the global order. The language, which appears in the final communiqué issued after the conclusion of a one-day summit in Brussels, signals a burgeoning convergence in the West recognizing the various threats posed by Beijing. It came one day after the Group of Seven rich nations issued a statement criticizing Beijing’s human rights violations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong and unfair economic practices. “China’s stated ambitions and assertive behavior present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to alliance security,” the 79-point communiqué said. NATO also said the regime’s growing influence and international policies may present “challenges that we need to address together as an Alliance.” President Joe Biden has continued former President Donald Trump’s tough-on China approach but has …