The US calls on China to refrain from cooperating with Russia and helping it in the war against Ukraine. Washington may increase sanctions against Beijing. This was announced by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken after a meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, who is quoted NBC News.
According to the American media, the main purpose of Blinken's visit to China was to try to warn Beijing about supporting Russia's war against Ukraine. During his visit, Blinken said that China supplies the Russian Federation with dual-purpose goods, such as machine tools and microelectronics. This makes China the largest supplier for Russia's defense and industrial base.
"It would be difficult for Russia to sustain its invasion of Ukraine without the support of China," — said the US Secretary of State.
Blinken admitted the possibility of expanding US sanctions against China for helping Russia.
"In the case of the United States, we have already imposed sanctions against over a hundred Chinese entities, export controls, etc. And we are fully prepared to act, to take additional measures, and I made that very clear in my meetings today." - he said.
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