https://www.politico.eu/article/china-firms-russia-body-armor-bullet-proof-drones-thermal-optics-army-equipment-shanghai-h-win/China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army
“What is very clear is that China, for all its claims that it is a neutral actor, is in fact supporting Russia’s positions in this war,” said Helena Legarda, a lead analyst specializing in Chinese defense and foreign policy at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, a Berlin think tank.
Russia has imported more than $100 million-worth of drones from China so far this year — 30 times more than Ukraine. And Chinese exports of ceramics, a component used in body armor, increased by 69 percent to Russia to more than $225 million, while dropping by 61 percent to Ukraine to a mere $5 million, Chinese and Ukrainian customs data show.
Who is suprised ? Anyone supporting the piss plan ?
Quote (El1te @ 16 Aug 2023 05:54)
It's hardly a conspiracy theory that countries want to battle-test their weapons and proxy wars are a great way to do it. It's field testing It's analogous to internal testing vs releasing a game where the players find bugs that the developers can't find, etc.
It's really just of practical engineering.
Starting with U.S it became "countries" or whatever "central banks" (jesus)... Any war is a test, any interaction is a test.
You can know what you will lose but you can hardly be sure about what you will get next and further. IMHO: Reality is certainly much more complicated than simpleton conspiracy theories... Which are (surprisigly?) pushed by foreign hostile powers.