China get in lieu of support to Russia? The US is worried Russia could be passing on to China the knowledge it has gathered about American and European weapons being used in the Ukraine war. A bipartisan US congressional committee wants the Joe Biden administration to assess this issue.
Chairman John Moolenaar and Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has sent a letter to National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, requesting an assessment of the information that Russia has shared with the PRC regarding US weapons capabilities and those of the partners and allies.
The letter says, “As you stated on July 9, we should not expect that foreign adversaries, such as the PRC, ‘are supporting Russia for free.’ Rather, we should anticipate and indeed operate under the assumption that Russia is passing information about vulnerabilities or counters to American and allied weapons systems to the PRC in support of its ‘no limits’ partnership.”
The committee thinks Russia has found vulnerabilities in American weapons and thus has been able to undermine their effectiveness.
White House should disclose whether Russia sharing US weapons insight with China, says Congress
«As the United States and our NATO allies continue to stand with Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression, recent reports have detailed alarming levels of Russian adaptation
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