U.S. intelligence agencies say China helping Russia evade sanctions, export controls -
The report by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said China is now Russia’s most important trading partner and is buying discounted oil that provides a major source of revenue for Moscow as it scrambles to finance its 17-month-old invasion of Ukraine.
The report, released by the House Intelligence Committee, made no mention of direct military weaponry being sent to the Russians. The Biden administration early this year said it had raised concerns with Beijing over lethal military aid to Russia, but said it had seen no clear signs such aid had been given.
Adm. John Aquilino, commander of the Indo-Pacific Command, recently criticized China’s backing for the Kremlin, noting the “sheer support from the [Chinese Communist Party for the] … illegal, illegitimate war the Russians are waging on Ukraine.” “The customs records show PRC state-owned defense companies shipping navigation equipment, jamming technology and fighter-jet parts to sanctioned Russian government-owned defense companies,” the report said.The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security imposed sanctions on 24 Chinese companies for their support of the Russian military or defense industry.
In August 2022, the Chinese state-run China Poly Technologies, placed on the U.S. Commerce Department’s blacklist in 2013, sent navigational gear to the Russian state-owned military export company for use on M-17 transport helicopters. Chinese-made telescoping antennas for military vehicles for electronic jamming also were supplied to the Russians.
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