The US on Wednesday announced sanctions on hundreds of entities for allegedly supporting Russia’s “military-industrial base,” including 20 companies based in China and Hong Kong.
The Chinese companies are accused of providing Russia with technology that can be used in the development of drones and missiles. The US also targeted individuals and other companies based in Russia, Turkey, Slovakia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, and the UAE.
The sanctions are the most wide-ranging the US has imposed to target China’s trade relationship with Russia. The measures come after Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Beijing last week and threatened that the US would take action unless China reduced trade with its neighbor.
“The PRC is providing components that are powering Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine. China is the top supplier… dual-use items that Moscow is using to ramp up its defense industrial base,” Blinken said on the last day of his three-day visit. “I made clear that if China does not address this problem, we will.”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg also recently went after China for its trade relationship with Russia, claiming that Beijing was “fueling” the war in Ukraine even though it’s not providing weapons and has consistently called for peace talks, unlike the US and NATO.
The sanctions are not expected to have an impact on Russia and China’s trade, which has significantly increased in 2022 since the US and its allies ramped up sanctions on Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine.
FJB
And Trump. And most of the representatives and senators. And the universities cow towing with financial interests.
Oh! That’ll really show them!
It’ll hurt the US consumer.
Yep. Trump’s tariff’s hurt consumers in the U.S., costing General Motors millions for the cost of metals used in the manufacturing of their cars.
Who the f does he think he is and we are? Oh “we” will address it, eh? By what??? It’s just such utterly weak posturing, it’s laughable.
Poke the Giant Panda until it turns into an unfriendly Giant Killer Bear and next time Blinken shows up, they won’t let him into their country.
For the US to sanction our leading trade partner leads me to believe the leaders of the US have an economic death wish. The Chinese economy is growing largely because they have fair dealings with many different countries. One can not say that about the US. Our economic power is one backed up by 3000 Nukes and 13 Aircraft Carriers. So to speak it is our way or the bus.The Chinese have flaws but most other countries believe in what they say or do. That is not so of the US.
Agree entirely with your outlook on the outward approach by the DPRC and the USA.
I am reminded of a story about when magnate Ted Turner started WCW to directly compete with the WWF. It’s said Turner called Vince McMahon and said, “Guess what, Vince ? I’m now in the wrestling business !”
To which McMahon reportedly replied, “That’s great, Ted. I’m in the entertainment business.”
Approach makes ALL the difference.
also backed up by financial controls (petrodollar, SWIFT, sanctions, etc.)
To US: please sanction more to speed up the empire collapse…!
Sanction Nation at it again. China to the ‘Indispensable Nation’ Go f k yourself. We’ll trade with who we want to trade with.
Talk about hubris! America is unmatched in its imperious willingness to order the rest of the world around. Luckily, the world is figuring out it can flip America off and prosper.
Well yeah, because Congress declared war on Russia. Oh, wait…..
We give away our own money and bombs to Israel and Ukraine, while China gets sanctions for selling raw materials that COULD be used for war. The extreme hypocrisy in Washington while they lock up more kids on colleges.
“Dual-use” must be one of the dirtiest words & concepts in modern geopolitics.
Literally, in one way or another, EVERYTHING could be claimed to be “dual use”, from food to fabrics, from research to raw materials.
‘EVERYTHING could be claimed to be “dual use”‘
So true. I was thinking of saying the same thing. But I refrained because I didn’t want to give the bastards any ideas.
“The (USA & NATO are) providing components that are (prolonging) (Ukraine)’s brutal war of (attrition) against (the Russian Federation). (America) is the top supplier… (single)-use items that (Kiev) is using to ramp up its defense industrial base.”
Isn’t it neat how a few simple edits can make a statement accurate and honest ?
The biggest advocate for free trade and commerce is the biggest user of anti free trade policies.
“We will expel the warmongers”
https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1785816628397047973?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet
maybe Trump will actually build a wall next time
At least we still had a border under President Trump and were not invaded by 10 million “migrants” like we got with democrat rule.
maybe the Trump will actually build a wall next time
Good argument against bringing him back.
De-dollarization accelerates as a result
The US is like a crippled giant blindly striking out in all directions with no purpose in mind except getting MORE.
De-dollarization brings peace
That’s the plan.
Blinken visited Beijing last week and threatened that the US would take action unless China reduced trade with its neighbor Russia
maybe uncle sam can send their own spy-balloon sailing over China’s heads in order to teach them a lesson
America, where no war is too small, no risk of annihilation too devastating, no obscenity too odious, no sin too great.
WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS of corruption!