China has been tenacious to supply machines for Russia MIC - media (infographics)

It is reported that after the start of a full -scale invasion of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, the supply of Chinese machines from CNC to Russia increased ten times. Such machines make it possible to quickly produce complex components of metal and other solid materials, which makes them valuable for defense production. Judging by Russian customs declarations, in July, Chinese companies set up $ 68 million equipment in the Russian Federation.

For comparison, in February 2022, Moscow spent only $ 6. 5 million on similar equipment. Declarations also show that in July, 57% of Russian imports from Chinese CNC machines. At the same time, Beijing claims that he does not supply lethal weapons of the Russian Federation and does not support her military aggression. "China and Russia share the same political interests that are to challenge and resist the US.

The fact is that Russia is cut off from imports of European technology, it has no other choice but to rely on China," - The Associate Professor of Singaporean School of International Studies named after S. Radjratnam Michael Raska stated. According to journalists, the United States has already imposed sanctions against a number of large companies that supply Russia with CNC machines.

The former deputy assistant of the US sales representative Emily Kilkriz believes that Washington did not want to use financial sanctions against Chinese companies that help Russia, because of fears that this will reduce the effectiveness of such measures in the event of a crisis with Beijing. "This overuse dynamics are very concerned about the administration. They know that these sanctions and export control will never be perfect.

And so they are really focused on making sure that Russia can get low quality goods," Kilkriz explained. Recall that the Netherlands has imposed restrictions on the export of ASML equipment to China, so Beijing will be deprived of access to advanced technologies for semiconductor production. It was also reported that scientists from Russia and China were allegedly able to establish a line protected by quantum data encryption.