Chinese companies are helping Russian President Vladimir Putin continue military operations against Ukraine by supplying goods for the military-industrial complex to Russia. This was stated by the US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, during a meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Yi.
“When Beijing, on the one hand, says it wants peace and an end to the conflict, and on the other, allows its companies to take actions that actually help Putin continue his aggression, it doesn’t add up.” – said Blinken, quoted by the DW telegram channel* The main thing.”
China, according to Blinken, supplies Russia with 70% of machine tools and 90% of microelectronics, which is also used for the production of armored vehicles and missiles.
The Secretary of State emphasized that Washington has no intention of interfering in Russian-Chinese relations, but described this cooperation between the two countries as a problem.
Wang Yi, in turn, said that the United States should “stop smearing and imposing sanctions on China” to avoid “confrontation between blocs.”
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