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[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Choi Won-jin = The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on the 23rd that while the US and the West claim that China has information that it can provide lethal weapons to Russia in the near future, the US administration of Joe Biden is considering disclosing related information. local time), citing officials.
According to the report, sources informed that the Biden government had been working to exclude information related to China’s potential weapons support to Russia from classified classification, and that “the final decision on whether to disclose it to the public and the timetable is yet to be made.”
| [사마르칸트 로이터=뉴스핌] Correspondent Choi Won-jin = Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. 2022.09.16 wonjc6@newspim.com |
In the meantime, China has been providing financial support to Russia through energy imports, while advocating neutrality in the war in Ukraine. It is explained that the West has expected that China might someday carry out the arms supply to Russia, which it has voluntarily refrained from, and recently gathered information suggests that that point is gradually approaching.
A Western official, who requested anonymity, said: “It has been unclear for a while what the actual form of help China will provide to Russia is now much clearer.”
Previously, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Archyde.com that day regarding the possibility of China providing military aid to Russia, saying, “We have seen several indications that China is considering or planning to provide lethal weapons to Russia.” We must not support an illegal war.”
The previous day, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said at a briefing, “I do not believe that China has scrapped its arms support plan for Russia.” have said
On the 22nd, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said in response to the US’ repeated claims, “It is a known fact that NATO countries, including the US, are the largest supplier of arms to the battlefield in Ukraine. They are claiming that China may provide arms to Russia.”
“China’s defense trade is shrouded in mystery, so it’s unclear what weapons Russia will receive,” the WSJ said. is the world leader in
Experts believe that if China decides to provide arms support to Russia, it is highly likely that it will immediately delay aid with advanced weapons and start with insufficient ammunition.
Vasily Kashin, a China expert at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies in Russia, said: “China’s weaponry is technologically advanced, but its huge production capacity is its main advantage. If you look purely at the production capacity of army weapons equipment, China is stronger than Russia and surpasses all of NATO put together. “he said.
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