Blinken to press China over its support for Russia’s defence base

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The US has accused Beijing of aiding Russia's war effort in Ukraine.

WASHINGTON - The US is prepared to act against Chinese companies supporting Russia's war in Ukraine, a senior US official told reporters, highlighting it as an issue Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise on his trip to China next week.China's assistance in retooling and resupplying Russia's defence industrial base

"We're prepared to take steps when we believe necessary against firms that... severely undermine security in both Ukraine and Europe," the official said when asked what leverage Washington had to convince Beijing to stop aiding the Russian war effort. "You can expect that the Secretary will underscore both in private and public America's abiding interest in maintaining peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait," the official said.Taiwan's government rejects China's sovereignty claims, and the US is the island's most important international backer despite maintaining only unofficial ties.

 

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