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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024. Photo/AP
BEIJING – The United States (US) is ready to impose more sanctions on China over the alleged transfer of dual-use goods and components that could allegedly be used by the Russian military-industrial complex.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed the threat on Friday (26/4/2024).
Speaking at a press conference in Beijing following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the US official recalled that Washington has imposed sanctions on more than 100 Chinese entities and is “fully prepared to act” and “take additional action.”
Blinken claimed China’s alleged support for Russia’s defense industry raises concerns not only about the situation in Ukraine, but also about the “medium and long-term threat that many Europeans feel deeply about Russia.”
Earlier this week, the Wall Street Journal also reported the US was drafting sanctions that could cut off some Chinese banks from the global financial system unless Beijing cuts its economic ties with Russia.
The outlet claims US officials believe trade with China has allowed Russia to rebuild its military-industrial capacity and could help it defeat Ukraine in a war of attrition.
Beijing, in turn, accused the US of hypocrisy for providing billions of dollars in aid to Ukraine and “unreasonably criticized normal trade and economic relations between Russia and China.”
“This is a very hypocritical and irresponsible approach,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbing told reporters on Friday in response to Blinken’s concerns about Beijing’s support for Moscow.
