Chinese Firm Sent Large Shipments of Gunpowder to Russian Munitions Factory
Expert(s): Brian G. Carlson
Publisher(s): The New York Times
Publication Year: 2023
Last year, undisclosed transports between a Chinese state-owned company and a Russian munitions factory have emerged, triggering fresh inquiries into Beijing's involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine. The shipments of smokeless powder, despite being labeled as intended for the assembly of hunting cartridges in the customs documentation, have no direct connection to the Ukrainian war. Nonetheless, although such cartridges could theoretically serve hunting purposes, their usage for that intent was infrequent and, in this case, these cartridges are of military nature, asserts CSS’ Brian Carlson in this New York Times article.