US State Department threatens China with consequences for circumventing anti-Russian sanctions

China's circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions or the transfer of any weapons to Russia will cost Beijing dearly, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has already warned Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi about this, State Department spokesman Ned Price said during a briefing.

“We have signaled publicly that the provision of arms or any assistance from China to bypass Russia's unprecedented sanctions, export controls or other financial measures imposed against Moscow will be very costly,” he said. In this case, pressure on China will be exerted not only by the United States, but also by "dozens of other states around the world" with which Washington works.

“We do not see China involved in any systematic circumvention [of sanctions against Russia] or providing military products to Russia. But we will be watching very closely,” the spokesman warned.

China says it does not deliberately bypass sanctions against Russia Politics

The United States has already warned China of the consequences of circumventing restrictions imposed on Russia and threatened to impose sanctions on China itself. Washington also did not rule out that Beijing could financially support the Russian special operation. In response, the Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized that the country does not deliberately bypass the bans and only maintains normal trade relations with Moscow.

“China is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine. We do not think that this should affect our trade with any country,” said Wang Lutong, director of the European Department of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

China did not join the anti-Russian sanctions and abstained when the UN General Assembly voted for a resolution on the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine. Even before the start of the special operation, Foreign Ministry Secretary Hua Chunying argued that Beijing does not consider unilateral sanctions to be an effective tool. Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Yucheng called the sanctions a counterproductive mechanism that only aggravates the situation and "adds fuel to the fire." Foreign Minister Wang Yi called tough Western sanctions against Russia unacceptable and noted that they could harm both sides of the conflict and those who are not involved in it.

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In turn, Chinese President Xi Jinping noted that Beijing regrets how the situation in Ukraine is developing. China has always adhered to the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, advocated for peace and called on world powers to abide by international law, he said.