According to Reuters<\/a>, the acting U.S. ambassador called on all countries \u2014 explicitly naming China \u2014 to halt exports of dual-use goods to Russia<\/a>, which are sustaining Moscow’s weapons production and fueling its missile and drone attacks on Ukraine.<\/p>\n “Beijing’s claim to have implemented strong export controls on dual-use goods<\/a> falls apart in the face of daily recovery of Chinese-produced components in the drones, weapons, and vehicles that Russia uses against Ukraine,” Shea said. <\/p>\n China’s deputy U.N. Ambassador Geng Shuang rejected the accusations, insisting Beijing is not a party to the war and has “strictly controlled dual-use materials, including the export of drones<\/a>.”<\/p>\n “We urge the U.S. to stop shifting blame on the Ukraine<\/a> issue or creating confrontation,” Geng said, “and instead play a more constructive role in promoting a ceasefire and peace talks.”<\/p>\n The exchange followed recent reports that Chinese drone engines<\/a> are being covertly funneled to Russia, circumventing Western sanctions.<\/p>\n Despite its claims to the contrary, China remains one of Russia’s closest wartime economic partners. It is Moscow’s top crude oil buyer and a major supplier of dual-use goods<\/a> used in Russia’s defense sector.<\/p>\n Earlier this month, the South China Morning Post reported<\/a> that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas that China “cannot afford” for Russia to lose the war in Ukraine, citing unnamed sources familiar with the exchange.<\/p>\n Ukraine has raised alarms over Beijing’s alignment with Moscow. President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly warned<\/a> of China’s role in prolonging the war and accused it of siding with the Kremlin.<\/p>\n Further highlighting the close ties between Russia and China<\/a>, Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit<\/a> China in September for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, where he will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n