US: China strengthens Russian war machine with surging equipment sales

In this photo released by the Russian Foreign Ministry Press Service on April 9, 2024, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during their meeting in Beijing, China. Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to General Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, during a meeting outside Moscow on Nov. 8, 2023. (Kremlin photo via AP)

China has surged sales to Russia of machine tools, microelectronics and other technology that Moscow in turn is using to produce missiles, tanks, aircraft and other weaponry for use in its war against Ukraine, according to a U.S. assessment.