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| Blinken says he challenged China's Xi on Russia war support | |
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| Anthony ZurcherBBC North America correspondent | |
| That was the stern warning US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered during his latest visit to China. | That was the stern warning US Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered during his latest visit to China. |
| In remarks made to the press after meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the top American diplomat ticked through a list of components that he said China was supplying to Russia, including microelectronics, chemicals for munitions and rocket propellants, and “duel use items that Moscow is using to ramp up its defence industrial base”. | In remarks made to the press after meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the top American diplomat ticked through a list of components that he said China was supplying to Russia, including microelectronics, chemicals for munitions and rocket propellants, and “duel use items that Moscow is using to ramp up its defence industrial base”. |
| Blinken boards his plane as he prepares to return to the US | |
| Blinken boards his plane as he prepares to return to the US | |
| Chinese leaders have denied providing weaponry to Ukraine and, during Blinken’s trip, they gave no indication that his warning would be heeded. Blinken, for his part, did not detail any consequences, such as economic sanctions, that the US might impose if they are not. | Chinese leaders have denied providing weaponry to Ukraine and, during Blinken’s trip, they gave no indication that his warning would be heeded. Blinken, for his part, did not detail any consequences, such as economic sanctions, that the US might impose if they are not. |
| The war in Ukraine has stretched on for more than two years, with the Russian military making territorial gains in recent months. The US Congress approved $61bn in new military aid for Ukraine earlier this week, however, which the Biden administration says will begin reaching Ukrainian forces in a matter of days. | The war in Ukraine has stretched on for more than two years, with the Russian military making territorial gains in recent months. The US Congress approved $61bn in new military aid for Ukraine earlier this week, however, which the Biden administration says will begin reaching Ukrainian forces in a matter of days. |