Posted on 04/18/2023 6:02:27 AM PDT by dennisw
A growing number of Chinese parts have been found in Russian weapons, Ukraine told Reuters. Chinese-made parts have been found in Russian aerial drones and tanks, the outlet reported. China has repeatedly denied sending military equipment to Russia. Ukraine said it has found Chinese parts in captured Russian weapons, a senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Reuters on Monday.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk, who is also a sanctions expert, told the outlet that Ukraine "continues to find different electronics" in Russian weapons that have been used in Ukraine.
"We're picking [up] a lot of different stuff, China-made," Vlasiuk said. "The trend is now that there is less Western-made components but more — not hard [to] guess which country-made components. Of course, China."
Chinese-made parts have been found in a navigation system in Orlan aerial drones and in the fire control system in Russian tanks, Reuters reported, citing intelligence gathered by Ukrainian military experts.
The drones had previously used a Swiss navigation system while the Russian tanks once had parts made in France, the outlet reported. It is unclear whether the components were originally intended for non-military use or whether they were moved to Russia by a third party.
China has repeatedly denied sending military equipment to Russia since Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year.
"Regarding the export of military items, China adopts a prudent and responsible attitude," the country's foreign minister, Qin Gang, said last week, according to PBS. "China will not provide weapons to relevant parties of the conflict, and manage and control the exports of dual-use items in accordance with laws and regulations."
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You can find Chinese parts in American weapons too.
dumb a****...check your own stuff...like everything is made in china...it’s like....duh...
The last I heard, the Chinese government definitely said they were not selling weapons to Russia.
But parts are not weapons, are they?
Time to boycott Chinese products
Ukraine said it would still respect me in the morning...
This is one of your more pathetic postings and that’s saying something. You didn’t give one ounce of thought to it, you saw the headline and ran with it.
So what? Real Americans KNOW this is a proxy war so anyone can join in!
PLENTY of Chinese parts in American weapons too, as much of the low-level parts manufacturing was ‘outsourced’ years ago by the Globalists. And that’s one of the main reasons we’re now finding it next to impossible to ramp up production of weapons - China isn’t into that during wartime.
May I ask why were western nations supplying Russia with technology for their tanks and armaments in the first place?
I bet the Russians can find some US parts on the weaponry used by the Ukes to kill tens of thousands of innocent young Russian draftees. Goose, meet Mr. Gander.
Now, can someone please tell me why it is okay for every western country on the planet to send their used military stuff to Ukraine, but it is not okay for China to do the same with Russia?
I don't get it.
So, now you are a crazy person muttering to yourself?
Cool.
This is silly beyond words, obviously nobody cares… Ukraine is buying oil from Russia.
The Chinese are definitely supplying Russia. They do so covertly, and when someone calls them on it, they go ballistic.
Simple answer. Russia INVADED Ukraine to fulfill the Putin vision of restoring the old Soviet empire.The Russian people need to clean house and get rid of autocrat jerks.
“I bet the Russians can find some US parts on the weaponry used by the Ukes to kill tens of thousands of innocent young Russian draftees.”
Your argument is spurious on its face: Draftees are soldiers, and soldiers in wartime are legitimate targets. So, they are not “innocent.”
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