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China’s military support for Russia is not seen, and Commerce Department measures are usually taken = US government official | Reuters

A senior U.S. government official, Joe Biden, said yesterday that China has not seen any move to evade sanctions or provide Russia with military equipment. The photo was taken on March 24 (2022 Reuters / Florence Lo)

[Washington, 30th Reuters]-US official Biden said on the 30th that China has not seen any move to evade sanctions or provide Russia with military equipment. He explained that this week’s U.S. Department of Commerce measures are targeting specific Chinese companies, not the Chinese government.

The ministry announced on the 28th that it has added five Chinese companies to the export ban because it supports Russia’s military and defense industries.

U.S. officials have warned that if China provides material assistance to Russia’s war, it will take sanctions and other measures, but has not yet confirmed overt military and economic assistance. ing.

“This is a normal response to companies supporting Russia,” said a senior official, saying that such support has not yet been confirmed, subject to anonymity.