{"id":555810,"date":"2023-02-24T02:12:50","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T23:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-the-us-could-respond-if-china-gives-lethal-aid-to-russia\/"},"modified":"2023-02-24T02:12:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T23:12:50","slug":"how-the-us-could-respond-if-china-gives-lethal-aid-to-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-us-could-respond-if-china-gives-lethal-aid-to-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"#How the US could respond if China gives lethal aid to Russia"},"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-6a4073471773c\" 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-6a4073471773c\" 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\/how-the-us-could-respond-if-china-gives-lethal-aid-to-russia\/#How_the_US_could_respond_if_China_gives_lethal_aid_to_Russia\" >How the US could respond if China gives lethal aid to Russia<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-us-could-respond-if-china-gives-lethal-aid-to-russia\/#Blinken_warnings_Chinese_denial\" >Blinken warnings, Chinese denial<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-the-us-could-respond-if-china-gives-lethal-aid-to-russia\/#What_US_sanctions_could_look_like\" >What US sanctions could look like<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_US_could_respond_if_China_gives_lethal_aid_to_Russia\"><\/span>How the US could respond if China gives lethal aid to Russia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/jinpingxi_091522ap_china-warnings.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. could enact strict economic sanctions against China should\u00a0it\u00a0support Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine with weapons and munitions.<\/p>\n<p>Washington has already issued several warnings to deter Beijing from taking the course.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The Pentagon, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and\u00a0U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield all warned of consequences should China\u00a0supply\u00a0Russia with arms, but\u00a0they\u00a0have not made clear what the retaliatory action would be.<\/p>\n<p>Given<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>China\u2019s role in the global economy, sanctions are a likely start.<\/p>\n<p>Maia Nikoladze, the assistant director of the GeoEconomics Center at the Atlantic Council, said the U.S. would likely start with sanctions.\u00a0China would have to decide whether supporting Russia is worth alienating itself in the global economy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina is a lot more intertwined with the world economy than Russia is,\u201d she said. \u201cI do not think that China would go so far as to take Russia\u2019s side. They\u2019re just trying to be neutral [but] only so far as it does not cause punitive economic measures.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blinken_warnings_Chinese_denial\"><\/span>Blinken warnings, Chinese denial<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Blinken first sounded the alarm last weekend when he said China has already provided nonlethal assistance to Russia and was considering\u00a0a shift in its aid.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Monday denied allegations that Beijing is considering sending lethal aid and instead\u00a0accused the U.S. of escalating the war in Ukraine\u00a0by \u201cpouring weapons into the battlefield.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>In <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/secretary-antony-j-blinken-virtual-conversation-on-russias-war-on-ukraine-one-year-later-with-jeffrey-goldberg-of-the-atlantic\/\">a\u00a0T<\/a>hursday interview with The Atlantic, Blinken\u00a0added\u00a0that the U.S. has \u201cpicked up information\u201d in the last couple of months indicating that China is considering the possibility\u00a0of escalating the level of aid it provides to Russia,\u00a0but said\u00a0it\u00a0might not follow through.st<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m hopeful but in a very clear-eyed way that China will get that message, because it\u2019s not only coming from us, it\u2019s coming from many other countries who do not want to see China aiding and abetting in a material way Russia\u2019s war effort in Ukraine,\u201d Blinken said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. on Friday\u00a0will sanction Chinese companies\u00a0determined to be in violation of export control measures placed on Russia in order to deprive Moscow of materials for its military, according to Victoria Nuland, the under secretary of state for political affairs.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Nuland also\u00a0told Washington Post Live on Thursday\u00a0the administration is \u201cwatching very, very carefully\u201d and warning Beijing against delivering lethal assistance to Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not something that can be done under the carpet while China professes to be neutral,\u201d Nuland said. \u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do here is to ensure that the Chinese understand that this would be a complete step change \u2014 not only in how they are viewed globally and their claims of neutrality \u2014 but also in our relationship with China.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jason Li, a research associate with the East Asia program at the nonpartisan think tank Stimson Center, said the possibility of China providing lethal assistance is \u201cquite low.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>China would not be able to change the course of the war in terms of material support, Li estimated, and Beijing is better situated by economically propping up Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChina is trying to walk the line on its position in Ukraine,\u201d Li said, noting that Chinese officials are seeking a\u00a0peace solution for the war.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s very [unlikely] for China to be both fueling a war by selling arms, but also politically saying that they want an end to the war. That would look hypocritical for the Chinese.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_US_sanctions_could_look_like\"><\/span>What US sanctions could look like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In the event China does supply lethal aid, the U.S. may start with sanctioning some Chinese companies in the military industrial complex.\u00a0It could expand\u00a0that list if the support continues.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Further action could result in secondary\u00a0penalties\u00a0placed on China, which would sanction other countries and entities outside of China who do business with Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0more drastic possibility would be the U.S. imposing export controls similar to an October rule that restricted semiconductor chips made with American tools from being sent to China.\u00a0Should those rules extend\u00a0to more products that China needs to source from abroad, including parts in the aviation sector, China\u2019s economy could be seriously damaged.<\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have long been allies, and both leaders announced a \u201cno limits\u201d partnership shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine last year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Trade has boomed between both countries, soaring to record levels last year. And China, Russia and South Africa are holding joint military drills this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. and China are already\u00a0competitors in virtually every sector. Washington has sanctioned several Chinese companies, including tech company Huawei, over national security concerns.\u00a0Other entities have been sanctioned for alleged human rights abuses in the region of Xinjiang and the self-governing city of Hong Kong.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has also sanctioned Chinese companies allegedly supporting Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, including Spacety China, a satellite manufacturer accused of providing satellite imagery to Moscow.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><em>Laura Kelly<\/em> <em>contributed<\/em>.<\/p>\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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Washington has already issued several warnings to deter Beijing from taking the course. 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