The Chinese regime likely gave the green light to allow Chinese firms to provide “dual-use” support to Russia for its military aggression in Ukraine, according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
“There has been some non-lethal dual-use type support coming from quote/unquote ‘Chinese companies’ that almost certainly was approved by the state, because there’s really no difference,” said Blinken on Feb. 23, during an interview with The Atlantic magazine. Dual-used goods have both military and civilian applications.
In China, the Chinese Communist Party has a tight leash over both Chinese private companies and state enterprises, requiring companies to establish Party units or Party branches at their workplaces. In other words, any support or goods that Chinese companies might send to Russia is unlikely to have evaded CCP scrutiny….