US Warns European Allies on China Backing Russia’s War Economy
- In Vilnius, US deputy secretary says China aiding Kremlin
- China’s cooperation with Russia is ‘widespread,’ Campbell says
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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 Campbell said Chinese firms are providing Russia with machine tools, explosives technologies and know-how on wielding space assets.