Hmmmm. Antony Blinken just returned from a meeting in China with top Chinese leader Xi JP. They discussed the need to talk.
Then a revelation was made from various sources: a Chinese owned train crossed the border into central Russya, east of the Urals Mountains. The cargo: gunpowder. The destination a privately owned factory that produces small arms ammunirtion for the Russyan army. According to strategic researchers on Russya-Chinese relations, it appears that China is not following statements meant to indicate neutrality on the Russo/Ukrainian War.
Secretary of the US Treasury said that if China is found to have supported Russya directly with arms and related supplies used in the war, consequences would be severe(her words).
Now it is said that this facility produces ammunition for the AK-47 rifle, standard issue for Russyan soldiers. It also produces a round used in sniper rifles, usually bold action, long barrel rifles tricked out with telescopes, bipods, and match ammunition(consistent grains). We also know that supplies to front line troops in Ukraine have had logistic problems even though units are just across the border served by highways, railroads and helicopter support aircraft. Often in such arenas, the situation is fluid, and troops on the move can be hard to locate when resupply is requested. Despite GPS,etc, pinpointing the unit is not easy, especially when under fire(a hot LZ as we called it).
Will China be called out for this obvious breech of protocol? We'll see.
Have a nice day.
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