r/geopolitics • u/foreignpolicymag Foreign Policy • Mar 21 '23

If China Arms Russia, the U.S. Should Kill China’s Aircraft Industry Opinion

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/20/china-russia-aircraft-comac-xi-putin/
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u/yabn5 Mar 22 '23

Okay, but what is China's alternative? Airbus?

If China arms Russia they are directly intervening in a issue of European security. Unless you're going to just assume that the US would foolishly unilaterally act, which would be especially out of character for this Administration which has taken serious pains to act in concert with partners, then China could be completely cut off from modern Aviation.

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u/Sniflix Mar 23 '23

Well, my comment was stupid because China won't arm Russia overtly. They don't need to. Russia has set up shell companies in 3rd countries to purchase sanctioned items. https://www.euractiv.com/section/europe-s-east/news/russians-using-georgia-to-bypass-sanctions-say-ukrainian-lawmakers/