Russia, China and South Africa Engage in Joint Naval Exercises - Global Research
Global ResearchFeb 09, 2023
Report: US Considers Releasing Intelligence on Potential Chinese Arming of Russia
Image copyright: AFP/Getty Images [via The Wall Street Journal]
The Facts
On Thursday, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) — citing unnamed US officials — reported that the Biden admin. is considering releasing intelligence it believes shows that China is deciding if it should supply weapons to support Russia in the war in Ukraine.
The action is being considered following a number of closed-door messages to China from the West not to supply Russia with weapons, including a formal warning last weekend from US Sec. of State Antony Blinken during the Munich Security Conference.
The Spin
Anti-China narrative
China claims to hold a neutral position regarding the war in Ukraine, but it hasn't criticized Russia and has provided a great deal of aid to the country. While China may deny its obvious allegiance, ultimately, any weapons supplied to Russia by China will be discovered on the battlefields in Ukraine, which would wholly cast its lot with the country, further ostracizing itself from the West.
Pro-China narrative
The US has no authority to give orders to China over how to conduct its relations with Russia, especially considering its own interference and manipulation in the war. China has committed itself to finding a peaceful and constructive resolution to the conflict in Ukraine, and any suggestion otherwise is merely the West stirring the pot by feeding its rumor campaign against Beijing.