US Warns European Allies on China Backing Russia’s War Economy

Sept. 12, 2024, 3:02 PM UTC

A senior US official warned that Chinese companies are increasingly involved in boosting Russia’s war economy as President Joe Biden’s administration seeks to unite European allies on the issue.

Speaking in Lithuania, which has had its own trade tensions with Beijing, US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbellsaid Chinese firms are providing Russia with machine tools, explosives technologies and know-how on wielding space assets.

The cooperation is “widespread,” he said on Thursday as he sought to unify allies behind a concerted effort to stave off Chinese influence even as several European governments strive to maintain links to Beijing. ...

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