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China: Russia

Commons · Question 6570 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Oct 2024

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Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with the Chinese ambassador to the UK on reports that a Russian state owned company has developed a weapons programme in China for military dro

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Answered by Catherine West, 9 Oct 2024

In my meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 26 July 2024, I urged China to prevent its companies supporting Russia's military industrial complex. Such support poses a material threat to international security and prosperity. Officials have also...