America’s warning to China regarding continued cooperation with Russia

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting “Interfax” news agency, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen threatened the Beijing authorities that the continuation of material aid to Russia will also bring serious consequences for them. The New York Times newspaper reported this morning that the American official raised this warning during his meeting with He Lifeng, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China.

According to this information, Ms. Yellen warned her Chinese counterpart: “If Chinese companies continue to provide material support to Russia in a military conflict with Ukraine, it is possible face “very serious consequences”.

This publication noted that the meeting between the US Treasury Secretary and the Chinese Vice Premier was “an attempt by the world’s two largest economies to resolve And it was a season of trade and geopolitical friction, as Washington and Beijing try to stabilize their relationship, which has hit rock bottom over the past year.

Blinken’s concern about the strengthening of defense relations between Russia and China

The Financial Times newspaper also quoted its sources in Brussels, reporting that Anthony Blinken, The US foreign minister also expressed his concern about the deepening of defense cooperation between Russia and China in a meeting with his counterparts from the European Union and NATO member states.

Blinken in The April 3-4 talks in Brussels asked their European counterparts to pay more attention to the issue of cooperation between Beijing and Moscow. According to him, “Apparently, Beijing is providing Moscow with tools, materials, and technical expertise on an alarming scale”.

It is mainly focused on the production of optical equipment and Russian rocket fuel, as well as the space industry.

Regarding his concerns, Blinken asked the foreign ministers of NATO members to address these issues directly. raise with the Chinese side, publicly talk about the continuation of cooperation between Russia and China and consider necessary measures against Chinese companies that may be involved in strengthening Russian industries.

In early April, NBC News reported, citing a senior White House official, that during his phone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Joe Biden, among others, Issues have expressed concern about the aid that Beijing is providing to Moscow amid the military conflict in Ukraine.

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