{"id":425123,"date":"2022-04-01T21:42:35","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T18:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gop-bill-would-force-disclosure-of-chinas-putin-collaboration\/"},"modified":"2022-04-01T21:42:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T18:42:35","slug":"gop-bill-would-force-disclosure-of-chinas-putin-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-bill-would-force-disclosure-of-chinas-putin-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"#GOP bill would force disclosure of China&#8217;s Putin collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d791cc1fb6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d791cc1fb6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gop-bill-would-force-disclosure-of-chinas-putin-collaboration\/#%E2%80%9CGOP_bill_would_force_disclosure_of_Chinas_Putin_collaboration%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;GOP bill would force disclosure of China&#8217;s Putin collaboration&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGOP_bill_would_force_disclosure_of_Chinas_Putin_collaboration%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;GOP bill would force disclosure of China&#8217;s Putin collaboration&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>House Republicans are calling on the State Department to submit a report to Congress detailing the extent of Chinese support to Russia before and during its invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation, exclusively obtained by The Post, is Congress\u2019 latest effort to gain increased transparency about the authoritarian alliance as Ukraine endures its fifth week of brutal attacks by Russia \u2013 which reportedly sought weapons and economic support from Beijing earlier this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Introduced on Friday, the Assessing Xi\u2019s Interference and Subversion [AXIS] Act would require the Department to submit the report within 30 days of the bill\u2019s enactment and require updating every 90 days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe unholy alliance between the CCP and the Kremlin is a serious threat to the United States and our allies,\u201d Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.), who is leading the effort, said in a statement. \u201cThere is evidence that <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> Secretary Xi ratcheted up support for the Kremlin before and during the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>The world should know how China is aiding and abetting Russia in evading the effects of international sanctions,\u201d Barr added. \u201cWe need a full report on the extent of this collaboration to inform the American public and enable lawmakers to begin positioning the U.S. to confront this new axis of evil head on.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-07.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Dec. 15, 2021\" class=\"wp-image-21746914\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-07.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping before Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The bill notes several occasions on which Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared to support China, including its abstention from a vote on a United Nations Security Council calling for an end to the Russian invasion Feb. 25, as well as a General Assembly vote on a similar resolution the following week. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of April 1, 2022, China has not publicly condemned Russia\u2019s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine,\u201d the bill reads. \u201cIn his call with Xi Jinping on March 18, President Joe Biden communicated that there would be \u2018implications and consequences if China provides material support to Russia as it conducts brutal attacks against Ukrainian cities and civilians\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The measure goes on to describe China as \u201cculpable in whitewashing Russia\u2019s war crimes, which include the indiscriminate killing of countless Ukrainian men, women, and children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The legislation is slated for consideration in the House Foreign Affairs Committee next week, where Barr\u2019s office expects it to advance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chinese Communist Party has proven it is not willing or capable of acting as a constructive party in Russia\u2019s unprovoked full-scale attack on Ukraine,\u201d said Committee Ranking Member Michael McCaul (R-Texas)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRather, they are complicit \u2013 releasing a joint statement with Putin that cast NATO as an aggressor; reportedly coordinating the invasion\u2019s timing with Moscow; echoing Russian propaganda and disinformation that Russia is using to conduct brutal attacks on innocent Ukrainian civilians; and scaling up support to the Russian economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McCaul added: \u201cAmericans must be made aware of this unholy alliance and the CCP\u2019s nefarious role in Russia\u2019s war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confronted his Chinese counterpart face-to-face, after administration officials confirmed the US had determined China would be willing to provide Russia with support.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-14.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A man walks past a burnt armoured personnel carrier near buildings destroyed in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the southern port city of Mariupol, Ukraine April 1, 2022. \" class=\"wp-image-21746924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/gop-rep-chinese-support-russia-14.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A man walks past a burnt armored personnel carrier near buildings destroyed in the course of the Ukraine-Russia war in Mariupol, Ukraine April 1, 2022. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During the meeting, Sullivan reportedly made it clear that the Biden administration has deep concerns about China\u2019s alignment with the Kremlin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time, both Russian and Chinese officials denied the accusations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRussia has its own potential to continue the operation, which, as we have said, is unfolding in accordance with the plan and will be completed on time and in full,\u201d Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat is pressing now is that all parties should exercise restraint and strive to cool down the situation, rather than fueling the tension,\u201d China\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told reporters. \u201cWe should promote diplomatic settlements instead of further escalating the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has said that it has seen no evidence of China providing military assistance to Russia during the invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, the Biden administration also accused China of spreading Russian disinformation that could be considered a pretext for Moscow\u2019s troops to attack Ukraine with chemical or biological weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Washington says Beijing has spread false Russian claims that Ukraine was running chemical and biological weapons labs with US support, and claim China <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-europe-jen-psaki-chemical-weapons-weapons-of-mass-destruction-f01cedf434ec697034b2912696a3448b\">is effectively providing cover<\/a> if Russia moves ahead with a biological or chemical weapons attack on Ukrainians.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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