The DragonBear alliance: How China propped up Russia's war machine after Ukraine invasion
by Jerry Dunleavy, Justice Department Reporter |
February 24, 2023 05:45 AMThe Biden administration recently contended China is considering providing Russia with lethal aid for the Ukraine invasion, but Beijing has already quietly spent the past year helping prop up the Russian war machine on the battlefield.
Vice President Kamala Harris said in a weekend speech that “any steps by China to provide lethal support to Russia would only reward aggression, continue the killing, and further undermine a rules-based order.” And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said over the weekend, “If China allies itself with Russia, there will be a world war.”
The Chinese government has already been essential in providing Russian forces with nonlethal military assistance that has helped the Kremlin continue fighting.
China Electronics Technology Group Corporations 13th Research Institute was sanctioned by the Commerce Department in June 2022. The United States alleged the company, along with its subordinate institution Micro Electronic Technology, had “supported, and continued to support, Russia’s military since the imposition of new controls.” The state-owned company, also known as CETC, is run by members of the Chinese Communist Party and is among Beijing's biggest defense companies.
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