US State Department: Blinken to discuss Chinese military aid to Russia at G7 meeting
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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will discuss US concerns over China's support for Russia's military industry at the G7 ministerial meeting in Italy.
Source: Ukrinform news agency, citing Matthew Miller, US State Department spokesman
Quote: "What we have seen over the past months is that there have been materials moving from China to Russia that Russia has used to rebuild that industrial base and produce arms that are showing up on the battlefield in Ukraine. And we are incredibly concerned about that."
Details: Miller added that this issue will be on Wednesday's agenda.
In addition, he said, Secretary Blinken plans to discuss these US concerns directly with the Chinese side during his upcoming visit to China in the coming weeks.
Background:
US data show that China has sharply increased its sales of machine tools to Russia, as well as microelectronics and other technologies that Moscow uses to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weapons for its war against Ukraine.
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