In First, US Alleges China Directly Supporting Russia’s ‘War Machine’
- In First, US Alleges China Directly Supporting Russia’s ‘War Machine’
by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
Throughout most of the Russia-Ukraine war, Washington’s constant complaint has been that China has ramped up supplies of dual use items and technologies which aid Russia’s defense manufacturing sector.
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It was only in August that the Bident administration rolled out its latest sanctions aimed at disrupting the China-Russia transfers, which have included semiconductor chips, machine tools, microelectronics, navigation equipment, jet parts, ball bearings, and more. Those sanctions impacted over 400 entities and individuals, with many being Chinese companies.
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As expected, China had blasted the “typical unilateral sanctions” from the US, warning that this only serves to disrupt global trade orders and destabilize global supply chains. “China urges the U.S. to immediately stop its wrong practices and will take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interest of Chinese companies,” a foreign ministry statement said last month.
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But this week Washington has gone further in its accusations, for the first time accusing China of providing direct support for Russia’s “war machine”.
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