China Sending Military-Capable Hardware To Russia

According to customs records obtained by POLITICO, Russian buyers have declared orders for hundreds of thousands of bulletproof vests and helmets made by Shanghai H Win 

Politico: China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army  

Shipments of military-capable hardware expose a China-sized loophole in Western sanctions. 

The pictures posted on the Chinese company’s website show a tall, Caucasian man with a crew cut and flattened nose inspecting body armor at its factory.

“This spring, one of our customers came to our company to confirm the style and quantity of bulletproof vests, and carefully tested the quality of our vests,” Shanghai H Win, a manufacturer of military-grade protective gear, proudly reported on its website in March. The customer “immediately directly confirmed the order quantity of bulletproof vests and subsequent purchase intention.” 

The identity of the smiling customer isn’t clear, but there’s a fair chance he was Russian: According to customs records obtained by POLITICO, Russian buyers have declared orders for hundreds of thousands of bulletproof vests and helmets made by Shanghai H Win — the items listed in the documents match those in the company’s online catalog.  

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WNU Editor: Cross Russia - China border trade is massive. And Ukraine's allies are not happy with what China is shipping .... China Supplying Equipment to Russia It Should Not, French Diplomat Says (Reuters).

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