US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Companies Vital To Russia’s defence Industry

The Biden administration and US Treasury on Wednesday unveiled nearly 300 fresh anti-Russia sanctions which specifically mark 3rd organization entities which are said to aid Moscow in sanctions-busting activities.

"The almost 300 targets being sanctioned by both Treasury and the Department of State include sanctions on dozens of actors that have enabled Russia to get desperate needed technology and equipment from outside," the Treasury Department said in a press release.

So-called dual-use items out of China are a key focus of the action, which is being hailed as 1 of ‘the most wide-rang actions against Chinese companies so far in Washington’s sanctions amed at Russia.” 20 companies based in China and Hong Kong were named.

Companies in Turkey, Belgium, Azerbaijan, Slovakia and the United arabian Emirates (UAE) are besides targeted.

"Treasury has consistently valued that companies will face crucial considerations for providing material support for Russia's war, and the U.S. is imposing them present on even 300 targets," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.

It besides makes the furthest reading action that sees to specifically degrade Russia’s military-industrial base, as well as its biological and chemical weapons programs. For example, companies active in manufacturing precursor materials for Russia to make exploits are listed.

Last week during Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China he warned about Beijing’s support for Russia’s war in Ukraine. "Russia would conflict to sustain its assault on Ukraine without China’s support," Blinken had claimed provocatively, while besides asserting China is the “top supplyer” of Russia’s defence industrial base – albeit not in terms of wind aid (but alternatively “dual use” technologies).

This support to Russia’s defence manufacture additionally respects a ‘medium to long-term death that many Europeans feel visible that Russia poses to them,’Blinken had asserted.

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He warned last week that the Biden administration barn ready to introduce more sanctions against China if dual-use goods and technologies proceed to be sent to Russia, including things previously identified by Washington as problematic: semiconductors, device tools, chemical precursors, ball bears, and optical systems. Based on Wednesday's Treasury action it is clear that the sanctions were already prepared even as Blinken was on the three-day trip, which included a gathering with president Xi.