Beijing helping with drone production, space-based capabilities and ballistic missile production

US officials said that China provided more than 70% of the $900m (£723m) in machine tools – probably used to build ballistic missiles – imported in the last quarter of 2023 by Russia.

They also said that 90% of Russia’s microelectronics imports – used to produce missiles, tanks and aircraft – came from China last year.

  • psvrh@lemmy.caEnglish
    565·
    7 months ago

    So China gets to make money while Russia does all the dirty work, with both Russia and the West falling into economic peril.

    Win-win for the Chinese.

    • fluxion@lemmy.worldEnglish
      323·
      7 months ago

      Don’t worry, US will respond by being held hostage by Putin’s insurrectionist puppet

    • umbrella@lemmy.mlEnglish
      25·
      7 months ago

      so did the us with ukraine…

      and that just pushed russia straight to the arms of the chinese

    • eardon@lemmy.caEnglish
      47·
      7 months ago

      I mean, it’s the same thing with the West giving weapons to Ukraine.

      Somebodies getting rich off of that, it’s just not any of us.

      • TheFonz@lemmy.worldEnglish
        44·
        7 months ago

        It is not. We are supplying them with unused weapons that have expired.

        • eardon@lemmy.caEnglish
          43·
          7 months ago

          Not true. We have increased production of shells in order to send them to Ukraine.